Moreover, the notion that no one is above the law is perhaps the single greatest contribution of the Jewish civilization to the human race. No one: not a prophet nor a king nor a judge nor a wealthy man.
We close our journey with our chosen muses by asking, how might this weaponization proceed?
One model may be found in Israel where at times the weapon of choice is the computer. If you do not remember Tom Cruise in the 2002 movie, Minority Report,this report from Israel's Ha'aretzshould jog your memory:
Channel 10 reported earlier this month that the Israel Defense Forces and Shin Bet security service had arrested 400 Palestinians who were seen as lone-wolf terrorists. They were "arrested before they set out to carry out terror attacks." The suspects were identified through the use of a computerized program that analyzed social media posts.The station's military correspondent, Or Heller, attributed the drop in the number of terrorist attacks to the cyberprogram.
Stephen Spielberg's 2002 film, Minority Report, was based on a short story by Philip K. Dick. In the film, Tom Cruise is John Anderton, chief of the Department of Pre-Crime in the District of Columbia, where there has not been a murder in six years.
The film is set in the year 2054. "Anderton's job is to preside over an operation controlling three 'Pre-Cogs,' precognitive humans who drift in a flotation tank, their brain waves tapped by computers. They're able to pick up thoughts of premeditated murders and warn the cops, who swoop down and arrest the would-be perpetrators before the killings can take place"(Roger Ebert).
What happens in Israel does not stay in Israel. Think American border walls, religious and ethnic border restrictions, and airport security procedures. Then remember to ask if your local police chief has had his or her way paid to study security procedures in Israel.
Shakespeare's Chorus anticipates what is to come with the warlike Harry:
Then should the warlike Harry, like himself,
Assume the port of Mars; and at his heels,
Leash'd in like hounds, should famine, sword and fire
Crouch for employment.
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