Comment on Texas State Police Gear Up for Massive Expansion of Surveillance Tech

• 14th_cylon@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

  I am not talking about other people, I am saying that any individual who happens to become part of some unplanned ethical riot, has a chance to not be tracked through their phone and still use its function which don’t require any external connection, like camera.

  Whether they decide to use it or not is really up to them.

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  • SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

    Have you been in a riot or a protest that escalated enough to provoke swift/decisive police response?

    I’m not challenging your activism bona fides here to be clear. But i am trying to say is that it is very difficult to work through a mental checklist when shit starts to get rowdy and one should never bank on making a series of proactive decisions while under duress/in a time crunch/in really any stressful scenario.

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    • 14th_cylon@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

      you should be pushing back against the laws > and practices that make you want to tell people that to begin with.

      I am not disputing this part - I am just saying, there is something you can do even when the situation is not planned. I am not saying it is easy or anything, I am saying you are not without options.

      I am not advocating for state survaillence.

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      • SteveFromMySpace@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        I wouldn’t be so shitty as to grossly mischaracterize you as advocating for state surveillance, don’t worry. My point is you make it sound like a much simpler issue than it is and we should not be shifting the onus onto the general public in a situation like this.

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