{"id":32239,"date":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","date_gmt":"1969-12-31T23:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/bostons-top-cop-warns-against-police-state\/32239\/"},"modified":"1970-01-01T00:00:00","modified_gmt":"1969-12-31T23:00:00","slug":"bostons-top-cop-warns-against-police-state","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"http:\/\/rinf.com\/alt-news\/breaking-news\/bostons-top-cop-warns-against-police-state\/","title":{"rendered":"Boston\u2019s Top Cop Warns Against \u201cPolice State\u201d"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"Bostons<\/a><\/div>\n
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\u201cI do not endorse surveillance cameras attached to every light pole in the city\u201d<\/p>\n

Paul Joseph Watson<\/strong>
Prison Planet.com
May 9, 2013<\/p>\n

Boston Police Commissioner Edward Davis warned against creating a \u201cpolice state\u201d in the aftermath of the marathon bombings during testimony in front of a congressional hearing today.<\/p>\n

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Edward Davis. Image: YouTube<\/p>\n<\/div>\n

\u201cWe do not, and cannot, live in a protective enclosure because of the actions of extremists who seek to disrupt our way of life,\u201d Davis told lawmakers<\/a>, adding \u201cI do not endorse actions that move Boston and our nation into a police state mentality, with surveillance cameras attached to every light pole in the city.\u201d<\/p>\n

The hearing is designed to examine circumstances leading up to the bombings and find ways of decreasing the likelihood of similar attacks in future.<\/p>\n

Despite Davis\u2019 call for the public\u2019s privacy to be protected, he did call for more surveillance cameras as well as more undercover officers to increase security around big events.<\/p>\n

In the aftermath of the Boston bombings, numerous political figures and talking heads seized upon the attacks to call for big brother measures.<\/p>\n

Both Republican Congressman Peter King and New York Mayor Michael Bloomberg cited the attack to justify increased surveillance.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, I do think we need more cameras. We have to stay ahead of the terrorists and I do know in New York, the Lower Manhattan Security Initiative, which is based on cameras, the outstanding work that results from that,\u201d said King. \u201cSo yes, I do favor more cameras. They\u2019re a great law enforcement method and device. And again, it keeps us ahead of the terrorists, who are constantly trying to kill us.\u201d<\/p>\n

In reality, as Bruce Schneier has documented<\/a>, the chance of an American being killed in a terrorist attack is virtually zero when compared to the most likely causes of death.<\/p>\n

Bloomberg echoed King, stating, \u201cThe Boston bombing is a terrible reminder of why we\u2019ve made these investments\u2013including camera technology that could help us deter an attack, or investigate and apprehend those involved.\u201d<\/p>\n

However, figures from all over the world show that surveillance cameras are virtually useless in lowering crime, so to think they could prevent terrorist attacks is asinine. A British Home Office review of 22 studies<\/a> from Britain and the US that found CCTV \u201chad little or no effect on crime in public transport and city centre <\/p>\n

This article originally appeared on : Prison Planet<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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