Anger over New York plans for license plate tracking system

Suddenly conspiracy theorists don't look so crazy.

I'm surprised NY is talking about this now, we've had that in TN for a while now. Is it 1984 yet?

I would agree on the case of privacy if I knew people were not using their cars to abuse and harass others in the City. When I was in New York I was totally turned off by the constant horn sound of cab drivers, the shake of boom cars, the unattended useless car alarms, aircraft noise, trash truck with air horns and some other acoustic issues that prevented me from have a good night sleep. Times have changed. If You want to be respected on your "privacy" You must give respect to others first! Like I said, you are not "free" to abuse and torture others using your vehicle.

So...let me get this straight.

NYC wants to record license numbers of everyone entering the city, to stave off car bombings...

So the logic says that if someone is driving a car bomb into the city, and the car blows up, then the license plate will blow up with it...how is this helpful?

I'm SOOO glad hillary isn't going 2 b president

asherp, You do not know the reality of the streets as some people do. Sometimes we need to get out of the comfortable chair and stop the denial. Whatever comes first would be a good thing. The real terrorists of today are those going around acoustically harassing the population with their stereos, car alarms, remote control buttons and modified mufflers. Wake up people!

Why is the BBC reporting this? Driving your car is a privilege, not a right. If you don't want your plate to be tracked, do not get one. I find this story bizarre though and the idea a big waste of money.

Let us not forget that some PR Media individuals use that little trick of maximizing issues and shift it somewhere else so the real issue would look not so important and less accountable. It is just one of the language tricks of denial. It is amazing how many people will follow through. This current war was started my "Maximizing" tactics.

Should we start to pay more attention to the urban issues promoted by gangs that affect everyone's quality of life?

This will only hurt honest people. Crooks will figular a way around it.

It is just big brother getting more and more into our personal lives.

It's interesting that you can smuggle a tank and a platoon across the mexican boarder, but have to take your shoes of to be inspected at the airport.

Anyway if the terriorest want to attack america again then they would have already. America is too big, too free, and the terriorest have all the money they need.