I'M AFRAID OF AMERICANS: ON CONSTELLATIONS OF CONTROL & VOICES

FACIAL RECOGNITION
AIR SURVEILLANCE
DEFENCE
ATTACK
HOW MANY OF THEM DO WE HAVE TIME TO INVESTIGATE?
PERSISTENT SURVEILLANCE
CRIMINOLOGY AND STATISTICS
AIRBORNE  SURVEILLANCE SYSTEMS
SOULUTIONS
WHAT I AM ENGAGED IN IS FORECASTING VARIOUS KINDS  OF BEHAVIOUR WHICH MAY BE ILLEGAL BUT CERTAINLY UNDESIRABLE
WE ARE NOW GOING TO WATCH THE WHOLE WORLD
HERE IS ANOTHER INDIVIDUAL
BAD GUY
CERTAINLY TO BE ARREST
ARCHIVAL DATA SET
BACKGROUND INFORMATION
PUSH THE BUTTON

IF SOMEBODY IS REALLY UNIQUE THIS DOES NOT WORK
BUT WE ALL THINK WE ARE UNIQUE.... AND WE"RE NOT HAH HAH AHA HAHA

THERE ARE CONCERNS ABOUT THIS TECHNIQUE THAT THEY ARE ILLEGITIMATE

OH SARGENT
OH PAOLA
OH DAVIDSON

A SUB-SECRET COMPUTER THAT ONE MAN HAS DEVELOPED THAT PREDICTS CRIME BEFORE IT HAPPENS
WHY NOT?
WHY NOT PREDICT SOMETHING?
IF YOU HAVE EVERYTHING YOU NEED IN THE EQUATION
I DON'T SEE WHY IT COULDN'T BE PREDICTED

RIGHT NOW THAT CAR THAT YOU ARE IN... WE HAVE A CAMERA SYSTEM
WE HAVE A FACIAL RECOGNITION SYSTEM
LICENSE PLATE RECOGNITION SYSTEM
THERE IT GO
IS THAT CAR RIGHT THERE? YOU SEE

LOS ANGELES DEPARTMENT POLICE
REAL-TIME ANALYSIS AND CRITICAL RESPONSE DIVISION
SEMPER VIGILANCIA

WE"RE A 24/7 OPERATION
WE HAVE ABOUT A 1000 CAMERAS IN THE CITY IN LOS ANGELES
ADDITIONALLY WE MONITOR SOCIAL MEDIA
WE LOOK FOR KEY WORDS TO FIND OUT IF THERE IS ANY INCIDENT
ANY PROTEST
THAT MAY AFFECT THE CITY

FORECASTING CRIMINAL BEHAVIOUR
WE REALLY WANNA BE SURE WE CATCH ALL THE DARK VADERS
FACIAL RECOGNITION

WE'VE DONE SOME WORK WITH FAMILY SUPPORT SERVICES
IN ESSENCE WE'RE COLLECTING INFORMATION ON THE PARENTS
SOMETIMES THOSE PARENTS HAVEN'T  CRIMINAL RECORDS WHATSOEVER
BUT IF WE GET INFORMATION ABOUT THEIR DRUG HISTORY, ABOUT THEIR EDUCATION CIRCUMSTANCES, ABOUT WHETER THEY ARE EMPLOYED, .
THEIR PSYCHIATRIC PROBLEMS, ALL SORTS OF THINGS.
WE MIGHT BE ABLE TO FORECAST WHICH KIDS WERE IN RISK BEFORE THEIR WERE BORN
WE CAN ALSO FORECAST PERHAPS BEFORE THEY WERE BORN WEATHER THEY ARE HIGH RISK TO COMMIT HOMICIDE BEFORE THE AGE OF 18

MY PROBLEM IS: WHAT DO YOU TELL THE MOTHER?
THE CHILD HAS NOT BEEN BORN YET
YOUR KID HAS 50 50 CHANCE OF COMMITING HOMICIDE BY THE AGE OF 18

DEFENCE
DEFERENCE
DIFFERENCE
DEVIATION
DISRUPTION

constellations of control / technologies / circuits / cameras / machines / techniques

I CANT BREATH

RIGHT NOW WE HAVE DRONES
WE HAVE ROBOTIC INTELLIGENCE THAT CAN DESTROY HUMAN LIFE WHEN IT THINKS IT IS AN APPROPRIATE THINK TO DO
THEY CAN MAKE DECISIONS
THEY CAN TALK TO ONE ANOTHER
IT IS INEVITABLE

WE'RE AT WAR SAYS  GROSS GROSSMAN AND YOU'RE THE FRONT LINE TROOP IN THIS WAR

FOLKS I WANT YOU TO UNDERSTAND
WHEN THEY COME TO MURDER THE CHILDREN, THE INDIVIDUALS....

HA

I CANT BREATH

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poem for two modified voices and organ //composed of speeches on police militarisation, security, statistics, surveillance techiniques.