man arrested in swindon under terrorism act

[genf_stfc]

thats what it says on bbc website breaking news ticker - anyone know owt ?

[flammableBen]

Just posted on the other thread (with a less obvious title). Seems less exciting than the breaking newsness would like to make out

[A Gent Orange]

Haven't seen the story but since it (terrorism act) is the most catch-all piece of legislation ever it could be a parking offence.

[SwindonTartanArmy]

Haven't seen the story but since it (terrorism act) is the most catch-all piece of legislation ever it could be a parking offence.

[Samdy Gray]

Haven't seen the story but since it (terrorism act) is the most catch-all piece of legislation ever it could be a parking offence.

That legislation really is a joke. Saw a documentary on More4 last night called Taking Liberties, worth a watch, which detailed how the new Acts introduced by Blair have basically abolished everybody's basic democratic rights.

There's no more freedom of speech, no more right to protest, no more innocent until proven guilty, no more right to privacy - the new laws introduced by Labour have done away with them all and turned us into a police state.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Fuck all that shit samdy if we for one second suspect someone of terrorism we should arrest them its ok saying that the legislation is a joke but the abuse and tearing apart the government got after 7/7 I cannot blame them for going over the top.

[Samdy Gray]

Suspecting someone of terrorism and denying somebody the right to protest or say what they feel are completely different things.

[Don Rogers Shop]

Well yes in some circumstances yes but they have bought in this law to stop radicals screaming shit in the street.

The protesting bit is over the top i agree

[pauld]

Well yes in some circumstances yes but they have bought in this law to stop radicals screaming shit in the street.

No that was the excuse they used. Always the way, if you've got a real steaming turd piece of legislation to go through (extradition/internment without trial, restriction of right to trial by jury, denial of basic democratic rights) you slap it in under a general "anti-terrorist" banner and hope no-one notices it's got sod all to do with terrorism because too many people will wear any kind of repressive shit if they think it's only aimed at "the bad guys"

[Don Rogers Shop]

Either way terrorists are cunts

[flammableBen]

Depends if they're freedom fighters or not.