My City is Gone

Richardson Texas just implemented a new iPhone app that allows citizens to report their neighbor. If you don't like your neighbor, report them. If they aren't cutting their lawn, report them. Don't bother asking your neighbor if they need help, just report them.

 

If you suspect your neighbor is living in a rental home, report them. If your neighbor is watering the lawn on days other than the days the government allows you to water it, report them. Bushes growing taller than you think they should, report them.

 

Do you see where this is going?? An app to report your neighbor?? I'll tell you how this is going to be used. I was talking to someone that actually works for the city of Richardson. I pointed out a little car driving through the ally and around the neighborhood with a little City of Richardson sign on the side. I said there goes one of your coworkers. This person said, those are the pests. These are people that the city has hired to drive around the city spying on residents and citing them. I think our taxes should be spent more conservatively.

 

This new iPhone app is going to be used by these little pests driving around.  They can take a picture of the infraction and file a citation right from their iPhone.  I’ll bet we pay for the iPhones these busy bodies are using to spy on us.

 

Citizens of Richardson, this is not looking good.  This app was developed by the government, paid for by us to spy on us.  There has to be some law against what this city is doing.  The city council and the city manager are complacent in this misappropriation of tax payer funds.