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What, after all, is the harm of making radar detectors illegal? Just that it sets the precedent that certain frequencies cannot be listened to. In permitting this one little exception of the First Amendment, we pave the way for other frequencies or broadcasts to be banned. Freedom of speech, after all, implies the right to listen to any form of communication.
And what is police radar surveillance? It is Big Brother, watching all of us. Why do we accept this? And, if radar is O.K., why not police wire taps on all telephones? (Then wire tap detectors would logically be illegal.)
What’s wrong with police road blocks? Get the drunks off the road, right? But the Fourth Amendment prohibits unreasonable searches and seizures. If they are acceptable, why not a routine, random ^search of homes for drugs? That would probably put a lot of drug dealers out of business, and if you’re behaving yourself, what do you have to fear from an illegal search?
A speeding ticket is no big threat to freedom, and probably most people who get them deserve them. But suppose one day you get a speeding ticket, and you weren’t speeding. When you go into traffic court, you •are really guilty until proven innocent, and the judge will normally take the policeman’s word against yours, the name of the game being revenue enhancement.
Why have we become so careless about our basic freedoms? I think one reason is that we have become obsessed with the notion of safety and security. We no longer want to accept the risks and responsibilities that freedom implies. We have become a nation that puts material well being about all principle.
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