http://thomaschronicles.com/2008/05/09/why-am-i-not-surprised/ One Christian's attempt to swim against the tide. Sun, 07 Sep 2008 07:42:42 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.0.5 http://thomaschronicles.com/2008/05/09/why-am-i-not-surprised/#comment-6973 Fri, 09 May 2008 19:45:33 +0000 http://thomaschronicles.com/2008/05/09/why-am-i-not-surprised/#comment-6973 [...] While the ordinary English resident freely ignores the fact that his every move is being monitored by CCTV, so that crime remains unaffected by the government’s watchful eye, police are hard at work treating as hardcore criminals people who drop apple cores — an unsavory, untidy act, perhaps, but not one that would seem to require arrest, fingerprinting, and DNA gathering.  England has become a very bizarre country. Share With Others: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. [...] […] While the ordinary English resident freely ignores the fact that his every move is being monitored by CCTV, so that crime remains unaffected by the government’s watchful eye, police are hard at work treating as hardcore criminals people who drop apple cores — an unsavory, untidy act, perhaps, but not one that would seem to require arrest, fingerprinting, and DNA gathering.  England has become a very bizarre country. Share With Others: These icons link to social bookmarking sites where readers can share and discover new web pages. […]

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