In what we call our perceived reality crime is regarded principally as harm or wrong that is committed against a citizen. Investigations of criminal activity are usually investigated after the fact or post hoc. That is all academic of course and most Americans get their educations about crime investigations from television shows like CSI.

However, soon a new television series called APB will be seen by the American people and while the series is getting rave reviews, the show is ideologically dangerous.

The synopsis issued by FOX TV says that APB is about a tech billionaire that purchases a troubled police precinct in the wake of a loved one’s murder. He sets out to change the police force by introducing them to the latest in high-tech crime fighting.

The show unwittingly exposes the fact that law enforcement as we know it is outdated and that it needs a technical upgrade. It also suggests that privatizing the police or federalizing it would effectively curb criminal activity and that high tech can be used in order to aid in what is called, predictive policing.