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"Pretty soon, if you're tossing a paper napkin on the ground, making an illegal U-turn or even letting Fido relieve himself on the streets of Bellwood, be forewarned: Somebody could be watching.

"In the hopes of eliminating crime, village officials say they'll have all the public ways in the 3.5-square mile town under camera surveillance within two years."

This is a terrifying precendent straight out of George Orwell's worst nightmare.
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[update: See a reaction from someone who lives near where this is happening here.