sigh

[judywatt]

I was flipping channels and I never stop on Fox News
but they were talking about the new street views on Google Maps
and they were being so dense, but I had to listen.

I wanted to hit them upside the head with the old cluebat so bad though!

They actually said something to the effect that they did not understand
why many or most "liberals" would be against illegal wire-tapping
but would not have a problem with these Google street views being available.

And yes, they actually said "illegal wire-tapping" not the legal kind.

Well, duh.

When we talk on the phone, we have a reasonable expectation
that no one else is listening in without our knowledge -
a reasonable expectation of privacy, in other words.

That's why the government should need to get a warrant
before they listen to people's private phone conversations -
they should not be able to just listen in without any evidence
that the person is doing something illegal.

But when we are walking down the street or driving around in public
we do NOT have a reasonable expectation of privacy.

So if you are doing something out in public that you should not be doing
and someone sees you or films you or takes your picture, tough luck.

And if you have pot plants growing in your backyard
and your back yard can be seen from the air - too bad.

That's my understanding of the difference anyway
and it seems like common sense to me.

Not that the so-called news people on Fox have any sense at all.

But it pains me that so many people in this country are just that stupid -
not to  mention just that idiotic when it comes to trying to make people think
that it's the "liberals" in this country who are clueless
when obviously it's twits who think that illegal wire-tapping is a great thing
who are seriously demented.

Is there any hope left for this country at all?

Comments

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

I figure it's a very different thing to take a picture and to tap a phone. Somehow, even if not literally, if they can hear what you're saying, they've gotten inside the house.

[judywatt.livejournal.com]

yes, exactly, very different things - but the fox fools were saying "what's the difference? why do those stupid liberals think illegal wiretapping is different from taking a picture of someone on a public street?" - it was crazy to listen to.

[fionnabhar.livejournal.com]

In essence: How is illegal wiretapping different from legal photography? Erm, huh. Not sure where to start with that one. ::eyeroll::

[judywatt.livejournal.com]

exactly - but most of their viwer base is so dense, i guess they think, well, if the guys on fox say it's the same thing, then of course that's just more 'evidence' that anyone who isn't a republican must be a hypocrite (when in reality it's pretty much 100% the opposite).