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A vision for the future This is one of nearly a thousand foresight statements shared by people from around the world. To return to the Voices of the People home page, click here. To do a refined search of the Voices of the People statements, click here. To submit your ideas to this online archive, look to the upper right corner of this page, click on "Share Your Prediction" and fill in the pop-up form. Name: Beth From: New Jersey Bio: College graduate (English Degree) Internet user, animal lover. Area of Expertise: Advocate/Voice of the People Topic: General, Overarching Remarks Headline: New Crimes, New Laws Nutshell: There are going to be so many advancements you can't even imagine, and those are going to lead to all sorts of new crimes, and subsequently to all sorts of new laws; maybe it will drastically effect the way we interpret the Bill of Rights... Vision:
We've already brought people to trial for sharing and for giving out unwanted advertisements. Things our forefathers hadn't even concieved of are causing uproars in our legal systems. If we can convict someone for emailing "spam," maybe these laws can be expanded to telemarketers...
Date Submitted: 11/11/2004 |
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