Jack_Webb died in 1982, about a decade before the commercialized Internet was starting up.
"This spread of internetworking began to form into the idea of a global network that would be called the Internet, based on standardized protocols officially implemented in 1982."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_the_Internet
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"The original Dragnet starring Jack Webb as Sgt. Friday ran on radio from June 3, 1949 to February 26, 1957 and on television from December 16, 1951 to August 23, 1959, and from January 12, 1967 to April 16, 1970. All of these versions ran on NBC."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Dragnet_(series)#Introduction
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How appropriate that a man named Jack Webb would create a TV series called Dragnet. Back in the 1950s, most people would not be able to understand the concept of a World Wide Web of Internet police communications.
Indeed, the Dragnet_(series) was as much about the technology that assists police in LA, the rest of the USA & even the world. The development of policing remains as a work in progress & although not perfect, it continues to evolve with the times.
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Jack Webb created Mark_VII Limited. Dragnet & Emergency! were his 2 most successful shows. The Internet & several other technologies continue to be integral components of various emergency services.
Perhaps George_Orwell had some very dark technological visions, or just wanted to write a cautionary story about police_states. In any case, Nineteen_Eighty-Four is one of the most thought provoking books ever written.
Long before all this modern technology, first nations people had a spiritual awareness. http://www.robertghostwolf.com
