Date: Thu, 17 Nov 1994 12:12:46 +22300711 (WAST)
From: Bob HUME <rhope_hu-AT-scorpion.cowan.edu.au>
To: foucault-AT-world.std.com
Subject: Re: Glasgow, CNN, and the panopticon


There is a similar surveillance system here in Perth Western Australia.
The rationale is to cut down on street crime, bashings, graffiti, etc. The
move was preceded by a moral panic in the mass media about violence, teen
(black) crime.

"The law is for protection of the people,
Walk the line and never mind the cost..."
Kris Kristofferson. :-)

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On Tue, 15 Nov 1994, steven meinking wrote:

> 
> Landis:
> 
> I am interested in what kind of criminal behavior the surveillance system 
> you mentioned is supposed to monitor.  Are we dealing with a panoptic 
> type case in which the intent is to change the behavior of the citizenry?
> Are all of the citizens aware or informed of this system?
> 
> (Sorry, I do not have CNN Headline News.)
> 
> Yours in discourse,
> 
> Steven Meinking
> The University Of Utah
> steven.meinking-AT-m.cc.utah.edu