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Spy vs. Spy
By Bill Piper, AlterNet. Posted May 18, 2005.

Proposed legislation would compel people to spy on their family members and 
neighbors, forcing all Americans to become foot soldiers in the war on 
drugs.
Neighbors spying on neighbors? Mothers forced to turn in their sons or 
daughters? These are images straight out of George Orwell's 1984, or a 
remote totalitarian state. We don't associate them with the land of the free 
and the home of the brave, but that doesn't mean they couldn't happen here. 
A senior congressman, James Sensenbrenner (R-Wis.), is working quietly but 
efficiently to turn the entire United States population into informants--by 
force.
(...)
Here are some examples of offenses you would have to report to police within 
24 hours:
You find out that your brother, who has children, recently bought a small 
amount of marijuana to share with his wife;
You discover that your son gave his college roommate a marijuana joint;
You learn that your daughter asked her boyfriend to find her some drugs, 
even though they're both in treatment.
In each of these cases you would have to report the relative to the police 
within 24 hours. Taking time to talk to your relative about treatment 
instead of calling the police immediately could land you in jail.
http://www.alternet.org/drugreporter/22048/ 


	

	
		
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