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		josefritzishere 29 days ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Facial recognition vans to be rolled out across po... The UK is broke but has infinite money for a surveillance state.

echelon_musk 29 days ago | [–]

One justification for increased surveillance is that it is cheaper than hiring police officers.

righthand 29 days ago | | [–]

Is it if equipment maintenance and building/installing costs keep going up?

Replacing police officers is about removing a human decision element from lower class suppression.

t0lo 29 days ago | [–]

ask yourself why.

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