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Back a few years ago...there I was...standing in front of 150+ students in each of 4 sections. Lots of witnesses, right?

And one of the subjects in the course was freedom of expression, the Internet, and government watch lists. So I would get everyone's views, with most people suggesting that people who did odd things on the internet should be put on some sort of watch list.

Imagine me, standing in front of the class, an evil grin spreading across my face.

I would then Google the term 'CIA letter opener' which brought up pictures of a black plastic knife - sometimes on sale. I would then point out the implications of such things. (Yes, I was both detailed and explicit). I would click on a few links and show the students where the knives could be purchased, and how.

I then posed the question - should I be put on a watch list? Should they, since they had seen this? And - since I had been doing this for years, why had I never had anyone show up for a chat?

Maybe I am on some sort of "red" or "blue" list and scheduled for reeducation or worse. But they (whoever they might be) are going to have a lot of work on their hands.

Hmm. What's that knock on the door? Hey...wait....No!...S t o