Lawmobs

the police were the original smart mob, and they're locked into a self-referential, insular community. Jargon obsessed, weighed down with gadgets, stressed and with an over focused and limited range of action. Always responding, never given time to reflect, just moving.
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Distasteful as it may be, some of the roots of today's mob technology may indeed be in the police that many of us resent. This time around, though, there's not the same rigidity and structure in place to keep things under control — and this is resulting in something new.

I'd enjoy interviewing someone who's worked with police mob technology before, either as a user or a tech (or both). There's no harm in learning more about the zeroth wave, and it'd provide a rarely-heard perspective on smart mobs.