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"A sound meter records vehicles passing by. If it captures a sound at least 50 feet away that is above 85 decibels — for reference, that’s around the sound of a blender or a lawn mower — a camera records images of the vehicle’s license plate."

Surveillance is a good thing when it's used to punish people who annoy me. Hopefully once the system is in place they'll be able to improve the technology to detect anybody who endangers the public by speaking a banned word or phrase.



Conversation and ideas have value. What's the value of noise that 99% of the population finds not just annoying but actively distressing? If you want to tell me you're an asshole, just carry a sign or yell it out for everyone to hear. You don't need a motorcycle to do it any more than you need to assault someone to convey how much you dislike them.




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