[jacalata]

Define surveillance. Is a baby cam ok? What if you're using it while the nanny is minding your baby? Or when the kid is a teenager? If they have friends over? If they are a 12 year old latchkey kid? On the babies at the daycare you run? On the employees of the daycare you run, or the nursing home you manage? On the chain of daycares? Cctv on the glass frontage of your jewellery store? Cctv on the valuable jewellery in the store? On a bank teller?

summary: I don't think you mean that for normal definitions of surveillance, and if you do you're in a pretty small group.

[st0neage]

Define assault. Is nudging someone to get their attention ok? How about hitting them in the face full force? Both are touching...

See, the thing is, common sense helps with this. Trying to relativise everything does not take a way the need to make moral decisions.

[jacalata]

No, it doesn't. Because I think some of the things I mentioned are surveillance, and are ok. Common sense doesn't make up for people who are saying things that they either don't mean, or that I disagree with. Are you saying that you'd like me to simply interpret everything you say through 'well, that would be something I disagree with, so I guess he didn't mean it'?