Any sound Winston made, above the level of a whisper, would be picked up by the telescreen; moreover, so long as he remained within the field of vision which the metal plaque commanded, he could be seen as well as heard.
Every citizen, or at least every citizen important enough to be worth watching, could be kept twenty-four hours a day under the eyes of the police and in the sound of official propaganda, with all other channels of communication closed. The possibility of enforcing not only complete obedience to the will of the State, but complete uniformity of opinion of all subjects now existed.'"
Orwell Today http://www.orwelltoday.com/surveillance.shtml
However, the Orwellian stun bracelet introduces FEAR into the world of surveillance and of course, the need for obedience and uniformity ~ the primary characteristics of the fascist state we are becoming.
Here's the procedure ~ You check in at the airline ticket counter. But instead of a boarding pass, you get shackled with an electronic bracelet which tracks your every move, contains all your personal information, and can shock you senseless.The device, in addition to storing all of your sensitive personal information and tracking you with GPS, would allow someone to activate it remotely and immobilize the wearer for several minutes ~ so be very careful what you say or do ~ you could be shocked by the outcome.
Orwell would say " I Told you so " and here's the story as reported by CLG News.
Prototype Remote-Activated Wrist Stun-Device Shocks You For Aeroplane Security 08 Jul 2008 An official in the Department of Homeland Security has "expressed great interest" in a wrist bracelet that can be remotely activated to stun the wearer. It works by taking the place of a boarding pass, which you then wear on your wrist so the flight attendants can know who you are, where you are, and even shock you if you're misbehaving.
http://www.washingtontimes.com/weblogs/aviation-security/2008/Jul/01/want-some-torture-with-your-
The sad reality is ~ We have all been airline passengers on this illegal eight year rendition flight to financial and moral chaos ~ captained by George W Bush and his co-pilot Dick Cheney and their fuel is FEAR.
It's time to ground them permanently before we're all wearing stun bracelets.
Allen L Roland http://blogs.salon.com/0002255/2008/07/08.html
Freelance Alternative Press Online columnist and psychotherapist Allen L Roland is available for comments, interviews, speaking engagements and private consultations ( allen@allenroland.com )
Allen L Roland is a practicing psychotherapist, author and lecturer who also shares a daily political and social commentary on his weblog and website allenroland.com He also guest hosts a monthly national radio show TRUTHTALK on www.conscioustalk.net
