Overheard my dad's TV on a fairly big news outlet. They are brainstorming ideas to combat crime

"What if we have AI powered cameras, so we can monitor their every steps., we should also have a full monitoring of bank accounts, so if they try to get a loan or something they can't, we can stop all their transactions..."

How many liberties are we supposed to give out until we can have some minimal safety. This is in a country where people are prosecuted for speech, and their great idea is to create a police state?

Sometimes my hatred for this country can't be measured