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jumpy
07-23-08, 06:49 AM
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7520598.stm

"who's the boy?"

'I believe you are child trafficking'

"It's obvious he [Joshua] has nothing to do with you"

"More and more people are being stopped under the Terrorism Act - there's absolutely nothing in the act to stop individual officers abusing their powers. They have a difficult job to do in a difficult climate but their approach needs to be reasonable and not presumptive that every person is somehow guilty of a possible terrorism or criminal offence."

Way to go making everyone feel so much safer after interrogating those darned normal people with disabled children. This incident reaffirms the trustworthy and considered nature of both the police and the law :roll:

It seems, at least to some extent, that we a reaping the benefit of knee jerk legislation coupled with the ever present little hitler syndrome.

August
07-23-08, 08:41 AM
They should have superglued themselves to Tony Brown in protest... :D

Tchocky
07-23-08, 08:45 AM
I was stuck outside the Chunnel (French side) for about 4 hours last time I crossed. Police weren't taking any sh*t from anyone.
It did give me the chance to stand beside the tunnel exit as the Eurostar came out, like a bullet I tells ya :)

Jimbuna
07-23-08, 08:46 AM
An unfortunate spin off from terrorism acts.

STEED
07-23-08, 08:50 AM
The trouble with the Anti Terrorism Act is the fact the a net is far to big. This law needs a rethink but it will never happen.

joegrundman
07-23-08, 09:41 AM
Well it's not so bad. People screw up - it happens anywhere and anytime

One of the marks of proper human dignity is not that one never screws up, but that when one does one admits it and apologises fully

That seems to me to about as full and unreserved an apology as I've ever heard from the British police. So i think it's OK. No permanent harm done

Jimbuna
07-23-08, 10:20 AM
Well it's not so bad. People screw up - it happens anywhere and anytime

One of the marks of proper human dignity is not that one never screws up, but that when one does one admits it and apologises fully

That seems to me to about as full and unreserved an apology as I've ever heard from the British police. So i think it's OK. No permanent harm done

Agreed....If the Officers hadn't of acted and a child was taken out of the country the public would have had a field day later.

This is the unfortunate consequence of preventative security measures taken as a result of past terrorist atrocities.

As long as nobody was harmed we just have to accept the fact and remain vigilant.