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Appalbarry [soylentnews.org] writes:

In a story right out of dystopian science fiction, a small town council in BC wants to inject GPS tracking devices into people considered to be problem criminals. [ctvnews.ca]

A B.C. community is taking a page out of dystopia science fiction novels with a new approach to battling crime: track criminals using injected microchips.

Williams Lake city council voted unanimously on Tuesday on a proposal to inject high-risk offenders with a GPS tracking device.

"Whether they’re walking downtown, whether they’re having a bath, whether they’re having dinner, we don’t care. We want to know where they are and what they’re doing," Williams Lake Coun. Scott Nelson, who introduced the motion, told CTV Vancouver.

Council members don't seem concerned about civil rights questions, or the fact that (apparently) the technology doesn't exist yet. And keep in mind, the idea is to inject people who might commit a crime!

Gotta think that one of the GOP contenders will jump on this idea.

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