RossMcNutthasasuperpower:hecanzoominoneverydaylife,thenrewindandfast-forwardtosolvecrimesinashutter-flash.Butshouldhe?

In2004,whencasualtiesinIraqwererisingduetoroadsidebombs,RossMcNuttandhisteamcameupwithanidea.Withasmallplaneanda44megapixelcamera,theyfiguredouthowtowatchanentirecityallatonce,alldaylong.Wheneverabombdetonated,theycouldzoomintothatspotandthen,becausethiseyeintheskyhadbeenthereallalong,theycouldscrollbackintimeandsee—literallysee—whoplantedit.Afterthewar,RossMcNuttretiredfromtheAirForce,andbroughtthistechnologybackhomewithhim.ManoushZomorodiandAlexGoldmark(fromthepodcastNotetoSelf)giveusthelowdownonRoss’uniquebrandofpersistentsurveillance,fromJuarez,MexicotoDayton,Ohio.Then,oncewerealizewhatwecando,wewonderwhetherweshould.

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