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Seriously, though this doesn't bother me in the slightest because I can see it will have a positive impact on reducing the risk of me or others becoming a victim of crime or terrorism. And the impact on my civil liberties are minor compared to the lives it could potentially save.
ID cards are a different matter because I can't see them being able to have much impact on terrorism and so they are an infringement on civil liberties with no corresponding gain.
This new power will be abused. I'm in Dover later this week. I'm putting money on my being stopped, just because they can now.
Until today I could refuse to stop, this makes that arrestable.
The police are completely trustworthy and never break the rules or the law!
Civil liberties arguments are old-fashioned!
If you've got nothing to hide they arrest you for indecent exposure.
:razz:
Did you know it's unlawful over here? But not illegal.
Personaly I think we should be encouraging this kind of initiative and wanting more. The sooner they usher in a full on police state the sooner it'll get told to fuck off and we can get back to something like normal.
Microchips anyone? Anal probes before using public transport? GPS installed in your rectum? >sigh<
(BTW, you probably noticed but I was quoting John Travolta in Pulp Fiction earlier- that car conversation always makes me laugh).
Mmm... the problem is that full on police states could prove difficult to get rid of, once they're fully in place. Not a bright prospect...
Not that the police will care one jot.
It's a common law vs statutory law thing I think. Kermie would know better than me I am sure. basically a policeman is just a guy in a suit with no more power than any other guy but paid to keep the peace under common law. So if it was lawful, anyone would have the same powers (in theory) statutory law has more imaginary garbage in it.
Hmmm I could just do with a "Le Big Mac" right now. They do wonders for a hangover....
"We've had a report (by a person we dont have to ever name) of a person fitting your description (standing up and looking black) handling drugs/stolen goods/etc and we would like to search you."
If you disagree its down the nick with you and on with the glove.