There can be few things as disturbing as knowing that humans really are animals that are incapable of disciplining themselves. Give them the right to bear arms and we wind up with shooting sprees in school (not that I disapprove, of course. It reduces the human population, after all) So in comes tighter controls and surveillance.
In a technologically advanced society, surveillance can go a whole lot further than it used to. Besides the classic spying on others with real spies, it is a breeze to use night vision equipment, telephoto lenses and even tiny unmanned drones to do all that. There are tagging technologies and magic eyes in the skies.
Despite all this, it must be noted that humans are animals incapable of disciplining themselves. The common peasants have proven this. However, what makes the elected leaders of these unwashed masses so certain that they are entitled to legitimate uses of violence? What makes the commoners so sure that their leaders will not be using their authority for personal gain? Bah. Humans.
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