Google 'Pressure Cookers' and 'Backpacks,' Get...

[quote=MrCuddowls]It's happening everyone. The government is now sending officers to people's doors in fear of those people being terrorists. The story is that a husband and a wife were googling "Pressure Cooker" and "Backpack" at the same time, which led to the government getting scared that they were making bombs, which prompted a visit. [url=http://www.theatlanticwire.com/national/2013/08/government-knocking-doors-because-google-searches/67864/]Link[/url] [url=https://medium.com/something-like-falling/2e7d13e54724]Source[/url] (The source is actually awesome. [b]Read It[/b])[/quote]

[quote=Meiyjhe]If they send 4 policemen everytime someone googles something suspicious, then cops dont really have anything to do, do they? :P[/quote]

[quote=MrCuddowls]Picture is not of the visit, Banana man. They actually sent 6.[/quote]

[quote=caucheka]MURRIKA LAND OF THE FREE HOME OF THE WHOPPER IF YOU AINT GOT NOTHING TO HIDE WHY AREN'T YOU HANDING OVER ALL YOUR PRIVATE INFORMATION[/quote]

[quote=Searz]This fucking shit is one of the things I hate the most about America. The other thing being how corrupt politics are over there.[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD]I don't see the issue, it's good that they care about the safety of their citizens. Here, it's like people don't care.[/quote]

[quote=Bioalchemist]^ it is good but there has to be a better balance. we are definitely on the paranoia end of the spectrum right now. every little thing puts us on high alert. doesn't help that the news/media system itself drives paranoia by sensationalizing everything...i mean come on snowmageddon? that shit still makes me laugh but a lot of people took it to heart and thought if they didn't prepare or even if they did they might die. f#ck the media. EDIT: regarding your point searz about politics...simply the US government is too big to be run the way it was run when it was founded, even than the government was corrupt...now it is 10 times the size so the corruption is worse than it was...you can elect a brand new fresh face from the working class and in two years he will most likely be bribed by some lobbyist...that is why no one wants to touch politics except the power hungry rich Americans who don't mind being corrupted because they already are. the system works...just like our justice system works but as far as how effective it is and efficient...well that is another story...but considering how large our government is...you got to give some credit considering they are using a system created centuries ago.[/quote]

[quote=Kinen][quote=Bioalchemist] f#ck the media [/quote] Amen[/quote]

[quote=Searz][quote=Bioalchemist] ^ it is good but there has to be a better balance. we are definitely on the paranoia end of the spectrum right now. every little thing puts us on high alert. doesn't help that the news/media system itself drives paranoia by sensationalizing everything...i mean come on snowmageddon? that shit still makes me laugh but a lot of people took it to heart and thought if they didn't prepare or even if they did they might die.[/quote] So I take it you didn't hear about the event where an unmanned drone killed an innocent person just because a human pressed the kill button without double-checking any of his information? I think this happened in 2011, but I can't find a good source (a bit too lazy to look for long). This might also give a little more insight(go to the description for links to articles): [youtube=xgYOoOSqn5o] "At prices this low, the NSA can't afford to not spy on us." The single biggest problem with the US right now are the corrupt politics. They are the cause of most of the bullshit surveillance and breach of human rights that the government is pushing for/already doing.[/quote]

[quote=GrandmasterD][quote=Bioalchemist] ^ it is good but there has to be a better balance. we are definitely on the paranoia end of the spectrum right now. every little thing puts us on high alert. doesn't help that the news/media system itself drives paranoia by sensationalizing everything...i mean come on snowmageddon? that shit still makes me laugh but a lot of people took it to heart and thought if they didn't prepare or even if they did they might die. [/quote] Sarcasm is such a wonderful thing isn't it? I remember my trip to the States very well, had a wonderful time. Just the one thing that makes me doubt about coming again is being treated like a criminal at customs. Like seriously...[/quote]