Another Thoughtful A-Letter from Bob Bauman

Bob Bauman of the Sovereign Society has some profound insights into the unfortunate events that have been unfolding lately in London. In the latest Offshore A-Letter he writes:

"The 18th century British philosopher, Jeremy Bentham (1748-1832), advanced his theory of the panopticon, a prison designed to keep the inmates under constant scrutiny. The imprisoned never knew who was watching and when. This theoretically reduced bad behavior because of the likelihood of getting caught. Orwell called this 'Big Brother.'

We are all under in the panopticon now, all or most of the time. In banks, in airports, on the street, we are all treated as suspects, while real terrorists go about their horrible carnage. And we are all liable to vary degrees of official summary judgment -- perhaps not so final and tragic as London's dead young Brazilian, but judgments all the same.

So, if the anti-terror warriors are right, Brits should feel much safer now that police have the right and power to deal lethally with suspected terrorists on the spot.

But somehow, they (and we) don't feel any safer. Why is that?"

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