Yep, and when you add in the 'person of interest' angle, you get a giant excuse to do all kinds of things. For example, when people ask why, if they were a person of interest, weren't they arrested sooner...then the answer they get is they hadn't broken any laws yet, or lately. Then, the authorities can also say..."Even with all these people as persons of interest we can't infringe on their freedoms, so just imagine all the people we don't know about yet who AREN'T persons of interest! Therefore, we need to implement 'xxxxx' (draconian measure), and 'yyyyyy' (more draconian measure), and 'zzzzzzz',...all of these things in the interest of public safety!"
It's like the perfect storm. And every single one of these people fits this exact category:
- White male (not an immigrant, nor a minority...so can't blame them)
- On some watch list (but can't infringe on their freedoms!)
- History of some obscure mental health issue (but nothing actionable)
- Oh, and here, take this free gun while you're at it!
If I didn't know better, I'd say it was a setup...but I don't know better.
Next steps...
- Everyone is on a watch list
- Nobody has any freedoms
- Everyone is crazy
- Nobody has a gun
- Big Brother has complete control
It's like the perfect storm. And every single one of these people fits this exact category:
- White male (not an immigrant, nor a minority...so can't blame them)
- On some watch list (but can't infringe on their freedoms!)
- History of some obscure mental health issue (but nothing actionable)
- Oh, and here, take this free gun while you're at it!
If I didn't know better, I'd say it was a setup...but I don't know better.
Next steps...
- Everyone is on a watch list
- Nobody has any freedoms
- Everyone is crazy
- Nobody has a gun
- Big Brother has complete control