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Comment by carlosjobim

5 days ago

He famously wrote a book about a totalitarian society, where people were encouraged to spy on their neighbors and report them.

Noticing a car is idling on a public street isn’t really spying, is it?

  • Noticing a vehicle idling on a street isn’t the same thing as noticing a vehicle idling on a street, taking video evidence of it, reporting it and providing a copy of the video with the expectation of getting a cut of the fine.

    Is it?

    • Honestly, even without a financial incentive, I've thought about getting a dashcam to record the fuckheads "rolling coal" in my city and reporting them. Some behavior is so anti social that yes, it should be reported.

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