they pull someone over or enter a house. Almost all police cars now have an onboard computer, which is linked to a international database of know criminals. Even before a police officer pulls someone over, the officer knows if the driver might be a danger or not. They know this because they run your license plate number through the computer and see if the car might be stolen. Then when they take your license, they run that through the computer and see if you have any warrants out for your arrest. With instant information, police officers can catch and arrest criminals much earlier. The information revolution has also brought about a change in how neighbors interact. With more and more people being informed on what to look for if you suspect your neighbor is being robbed, more and more people are preventing crime before it happens. Also, people now know how to make their houses less enticing to a would be criminal. The information revolution has also giving people the knowledge of how to stop a person who is attacking you. If the information revolution has helped to prevent just one person from being a victim of a violent crime, I feel it has greatly helped society.The information revolution has helped to bring the people of the world closer. The phrase "global village" was coined because of the information revolution. The world is a global village because of the information revolution. The information revolution has allowed people from every corner of the world to talk to each other and share cultures. I myself am taking advantage of this ability. I talk to and exchange e-mails with a person form Germany. If it were not for the information superhighway, I would have never know this person and I feel my life would be less if I did not know this person. I have been introduced to many new cultures because of the information superhighway. I would not have understood these cultures without the information superhighway. Th...
