Comic #2792: 2013-01-08
Description
Certainly! Here’s the transcription of the comic text:
Panel 1:
- Top Left Text: "HELLO CITIZEN. I'LL BE MONITORING YOU ON YOUR WALK TODAY. ENJOY YOUR SAFETY."
- Character (Flying Saucer): "WHAT? THAT'S A VIOLATION OF MY PRIVACY."
Panel 2:
- Top Right Text: "IF YOU'VE DONE NOTHING WRONG, YOU HAVE NOTHING TO HIDE."
- Character (Person): "Everyone has something to hide and usually no one cares. By surveilling everyone, you catch the benign breaches of law and taboo. If the public are all guilty, the executive part of the government can selectively enforce laws, essentially giving them both judicial and legislative power, which defeats the whole point of separation of powers."
Panel 3:
- Character (Flying Saucer): "SO YOU'RE SAYING YOU HAVE SOMETHING TO HIDE!"
- Character (Person): "YES."
Panel 4:
- Character (Flying Saucer): "I'VE BEEN RECORDING THIS CONVERSATION."
- Character (Person): "THAT'S A VIOLATION OF MY PRIVACY!"