UK Conspiracy Theorists Cut Traffic Scanner Wires Over 'Surveillance' Fears Despite Safety Risks
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Pensioners are cutting traffic sensors because of conspiracy theories about total surveillance
Pensioners are cutting traffic sensors because of conspiracy theories about total surveillanceIn the UK, supporters of the Blade Runners movement began to damage equipment near traffic lights, considering it a surveillance system and even an...
An elderly woman stands at the top of a ladder, cutting the wires on a traffic light with pliers, a man holds the ladder below her, and others film and encourage her: "Yes, that's how it's done. Just cut the wires." The scene from Ilfracombe, England, is not an isolated case of vandalism. Across the UK, conspiracy theorists are systematically destroying traffic sensors, which they claim are secret weapons for mass surveillance and are even said …
UK Conspiracy Theorists Cut Traffic Scanner Wires Over 'Surveillance' Fears Despite Safety Risks
Traffic scanners have been damaged in several parts of Britain by people linked to the Blade Runners movement, whose unproven surveillance and health claims are rejected by transport experts.
Traffic lights have been around for decades, but in recent years they have been equipped with advanced technologies that allow them to...
According to the Guardian, the incident was recorded on August 28 in Ilfracombe, Devon.
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