Texas sheriffs have erected a series of surveillance cameras along the Rio Grande and connected them to the Internet.
Thousands of people are now virtual Border Patrol agents — and they're on the lookout for drug smugglers and illegal immigrants.
On Blueservo's Web site, each camera focuses on an area that's known for illegal crossing. Next to a real-time view of a grassy meadow is the message: "Look for individuals on foot carrying backpacks." A shot of a border highway says, "If you see movement from the right to the left, please report this activity."
When a citizen spots suspicious activity, they click a button on the Web site and write a report. That message goes to the corresponding sheriff's office. The sheriff may handle the problem or call the U.S. Border Patrol.
To date, more than 43,000 people have logged on and become, as the Web site calls them, "virtual Texas deputies."
But resistance to the military/prison industrial complex lives on.
PhillyIMC reports that:
On Monday, February 16th, a diverse group of 30 anti-war and peace activists occupied the Army Experience Center at the Franklin Mills Mall in Northeast Philadelphia for about ten minutes. Activists had taped signs to their chests that read WAR IS NOT A GAME. Upon the arrival of two officers from the Philadelphia police civil affairs unit, the activists who had been holding freeze positions left the Center. A press release was read to the retired Army civilian director of the Center and two Army officer connected with it. For the full story read here
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