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Recursion

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29. Several possibilities come to mind

Reply to Are_grits_groceries (Reply #27)

Mon Jun 10, 2013, 10:09 AM

Jun 2013

1. Snowden is conning Greenwald, and in fact the government isn't actually intercepting all communications

2. They are, and the high profile child porn ring busts of recent years are a result of that

3. They are, but they're not using it for domestic law enforcement for legal reasons

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If this surveillance program is so in-dept why haven't they broken up the child prostitution [View all] Maraya1969 Jun 2013 OP

If it's warm in the summer why are traffic lights red yellow and green? Just asking bowens43 Jun 2013 #1

Are you trying to say the only reason they institute this is to control the people and that they Maraya1969 Jun 2013 #3

Exactly loyalsister Jun 2013 #16

My guess is:It needs to be programed to look for that. In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #2

'It'? randome Jun 2013 #4

... call it what you will, - - - needs to be programed with a word ( s ) to detect In_The_Wind Jun 2013 #5

The surveillance system Recursion Jun 2013 #11

They could write an algorithm(s) Are_grits_groceries Jun 2013 #27

Several possibilities come to mind Recursion Jun 2013 #29

I thought about #2. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2013 #33

Because our government is involved in the "black money" these "rings" provide SugarShack Jun 2013 #6

Because such rings are of no interest 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #7

Child prostitution does not affect the 1%. Zorra Jun 2013 #8

I've got to be honest with you, its never effected me either 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #12

Thanks. nt Zorra Jun 2013 #23

No, you used it correctly. nt historylovr Jun 2013 #26

Effect is a noun. Are_grits_groceries Jun 2013 #24

Random House College Dictionary, Revised Edition (Deluxe), 1975; pp 23 1-Old-Man Jun 2013 #36

Bwahahahah! Oh, it most certainly does, just maybe not the way you mean. WinkyDink Jun 2013 #14

Thanks. I didn't want to go there with that caveat. nt Zorra Jun 2013 #22

My guess is that you are "on the money". It's a simple matter of priorities as they relate to money ladjf Jun 2013 #18

Because they aren't mining the data to get the "terrorists" or the "child abusers". sibelian Jun 2013 #9

They do all the time Recursion Jun 2013 #10

The elite don't give a shit about that. Daniel537 Jun 2013 #13

It might expose ''sources and methods.'' Octafish Jun 2013 #15

they break up child prostitution rings all the damn time. you are never going to completely wipe out boilerbabe Jun 2013 #17

Because they don't care. That sums it up. Dash87 Jun 2013 #19

These programs,so they say, focus on anti-terrism, not law enforcement. leeroysphitz Jun 2013 #20

The reason appeals courts view this surveillance as a 4th amendment exception is that the ultimate stevenleser Jun 2013 #21

Because that's not the point Demo_Chris Jun 2013 #25

Exactly. nt historylovr Jun 2013 #28

Maraya, I want to show you two articles: Poll_Blind Jun 2013 #30

It appears to be for the benefit Newest Reality Jun 2013 #31

Because many of the Republican "Officials" Drale Jun 2013 #32

Why weren't they able to stop the Boston bombers especially since they knew about one of them? sabrina 1 Jun 2013 #34

Because they don't want to send Rush Limbaugh to prison n2doc Jun 2013 #35