I've been thinking about that incident on Ross Point Road that happened just before closing time on Friday -- the one in which 3 delinquents in a red Geo hit a jogger with a water balloon as they passed him. The minor assault isn't what caught my attention. Rather, I was impressed by the fact that the Post Falls police had a description of the vehicle, the license plate number, and the registered owners of the car before the three punks hit Seltice Way (via the local 911 dispatch center, illustrated by a SR file photo by Jesse Tinsley). In this era of cell phones, it's easy for any of us to be the eyes and ears of law enforcement. Or to record news as it happens when we turn our cell phones into cameras as happened in that incident in which a Seattle officer punched the teen-age jaywalker after she assaulted him. Regularly, motorists with cell phones report suspected drunken drivers. Much of Scanner Traffic occurs as the result of mobile people using their cell phones.

Question: Do you feel comfortable in a society that's capable of recording your actions at almost any time and any place?