Junior spies

MargaretR · 18-05-2009, 19:51

Town halls hire citizen snoopers as young as SEVEN to spy on neighbours | Mail Online

This reminds me of george Orwell's 1984-
1984 George Orwell

Book One: Chapters II–III

Summary: Chapter II

Winston opens the door fearfully, assuming that the Thought Police have arrived to arrest him for writing in the diary. However, it is only Mrs. Parsons, a neighbor in his apartment building, needing help with the plumbing while her husband is away. In Mrs. Parsons's apartment, Winston is tormented by the fervent Parsons children, who, being Junior Spies, accuse him of thoughtcrime. The Junior Spies is an organization of children who monitor adults for disloyalty to the Party, and frequently succeed in catching them—Mrs. Parsons herself seems afraid of her zealous children. The children are very agitated because their mother won't let them go to a public hanging of some of the Party's political enemies in the park that evening. Back in his apartment, Winston remembers a dream in which a man's voice—O'Brien's, he thinks—said to him, “We shall meet in the place where there is no darkness.” Winston writes in his diary that his thoughtcrime makes him a dead man, then he hides the book.

Benipete · 18-05-2009, 19:59

At least it will keep them off the streets.

MargaretR · 18-05-2009, 20:05

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Originally Posted by Benipete

At least it will keep them off the streets.

They will be ON the streets - trying to earn Big Mac vouchers and lollipops

or maybe a video game

MargaretR · 18-05-2009, 20:22

Well blow me down - look what is on CBBC
http://www.youtube.com/swf/l.swf?swf...0INTRO%20(2009)

..so kids will think it is right that they do it

steeljack · 19-05-2009, 04:05

interesting story , seems the British Socialists (Labour Party) are following in the footsteps (Goose-steps) of another Nationalist Socialist Govt. from 60 + years ago who also used children as informers , wonder if the little tykes will get a uniform

Benipete · 19-05-2009, 07:40

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Originally Posted by MargaretR

They will be ON the streets - trying to earn Big Mac vouchers and lollipops

or maybe a video game

The only thing they will "earn" round here is a kick in the cajones.

jaysay · 19-05-2009, 09:40

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Originally Posted by steeljack

interesting story , seems the British Socialists (Labour Party) are following in the footsteps (Goose-steps) of another Nationalist Socialist Govt. from 60 + years ago who also used children as informers , wonder if the little tykes will get a uniform

Will it be Brown or Black shirts adorned with iron cross and pearl buttons, with Waffen SS on the Epaulets