Reasuringly disturbing...

jumpy · 07-23-08, 06:49 AM

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/7520598.stm

Quote:

"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

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...

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

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Originally Posted by joegrundman

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.

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07-23-08, 08:45 AM	#3
Tchocky Navy Seal Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 5,874 Downloads: 6 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ [SIGPIC][/SIGPIC]

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Jimbuna Chief of the Boat Join Date: Feb 2006 Location: 250 metres below the surface Posts: 190,453 Downloads: 63 Uploads: 13	An unfortunate spin off from terrorism acts. __________________ Wise men speak because they have something to say; Fools because they have to say something. Oh my God, not again!!

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STEED Lucky Jack Join Date: Jan 2006 Location: Down Town UK Posts: 27,695 Downloads: 89 Uploads: 48	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. __________________ Dr Who rest in peace 1963-2017. To borrow Davros saying...I NAME YOU CHIBNALL THE DESTROYER OF DR WHO YOU KILLED IT!

07-23-08, 09:41 AM	#6
joegrundman Ocean Warrior Join Date: May 2007 Posts: 2,689 Downloads: 34 Uploads: 0	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 __________________ "Enemy submarines are to be called U-Boats. The term submarine is to be reserved for Allied under water vessels. U-Boats are those dastardly villains who sink our ships, while submarines are those gallant and noble craft which sink theirs." Winston Churchill