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Re:The NYPD Is Using Mobile X-Ray Vans to Spy on Unknown Tar... by merpnderp on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @04:16PM (#10421535)
Some people think living in a police state is where it is absurdly easy for the police to do their job.

Like say being able to casually do an X-Ray scan of any car or vehicle they see.

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Re:The NYPD Is Using Mobile X-Ray Vans to Spy on Unknown Tar... by AnimalMuppet on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @04:33PM (#10421633)
Some people think lots of things.

If you've ever been in an actual police state, you'd understand that New York isn't one.

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Re:The NYPD Is Using Mobile X-Ray Vans to Spy on Unknown Tar... by LordKano on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @04:59PM (#10421778)
Try walking around New York after dark as an African American or Latino male and tell me again how it's not an actual police state.
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Re:The NYPD Is Using Mobile X-Ray Vans to Spy on Unknown Tar... by merpnderp on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @06:57PM (#10422433)
"Police state is a term denoting government that exercises power arbitrarily through the police."

Like say....stop and frisking "shady" people who've committed no crime?

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Police_state

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Re:The NYPD Is Using Mobile X-Ray Vans to Spy on Unknown Tar... by angersock on Tuesday October 20, 2015 @05:48PM (#10422043)
s/actual/archaic

You overlook what technology has opened up in terms of non-invasive surveillance.

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