Elizabeth Barrette (ysabetwordsmith) wrote,
Elizabeth Barrette
ysabetwordsmith
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Cybernetic Hate Crime

 A man was attacked in a restaurant for wearing cybernetic equipment.  This is not the first such incident I've heard of.  You pretty much can't travel safely in America if you have computer gear attached to your person.  Even medical devices have been used to bar people from airplanes in some cases, let alone other types of adaptive equipment or personal choices.  It's not supposed to happen to handicapped people, but it does; and there don't seem to be protections for anyone else.  Being visibly different is always at least a small risk, but people seem particularly hostile to obviously technological devices.
Tags: cyberspace theory, news
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tuftears

tuftears

July 17 2012, 21:58:29 UTC 8 years ago

I see, and in France there's a long-running custom of taking the law into one's own hands, is there? >_>

What I'm curious about is the claim that the glasses are attached to the guy's skull, as the story says. Are they actually wired to his brain in some way?
terrycloth

terrycloth

July 17 2012, 22:06:52 UTC 8 years ago

I don't know how common it is -- I'm pretty sure they're still jerks and broke the law at any rate.

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