Author Topic: A glimpse at our future (Read 486 times)

Chairboy · « **on:** September 23, 2005, 03:49:14 PM »

http://www.guardian.co.uk/comment/story/0,,1575411,00.html

A journalist in the UK gets a first hand view of the gradual transition to police state that we may all be facing. England's enthusiasm for letting terrorists implement wholesale changes to society (through intermiediaries) is saddening, and I see the same thing happening here soon.

VOR · « **Reply #1 on:** September 23, 2005, 03:57:12 PM »

Good read.

Xargos · « **Reply #2 on:** September 23, 2005, 06:16:10 PM »

Rights?... I didn't know that English Subjects had any.

Swoop · « **Reply #3 on:** September 23, 2005, 06:27:56 PM »

There's a lot you don't know about us subjects.

Pooh21 · « **Reply #4 on:** September 23, 2005, 07:10:01 PM »

Yes like I thought the proper team was.

Peasantry.

Xargos · « **Reply #5 on:** September 23, 2005, 07:15:11 PM »

Alright Swoop, we'll sic Bush on you. You know he'll send a few hurricans your way to wash away all your poor.

Nashwan · « **Reply #6 on:** September 24, 2005, 04:18:19 PM »

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England's enthusiasm for letting terrorists implement wholesale changes to society (through intermiediaries) is saddening, and I see the same thing happening here soon.

Soon? America is leading the way in this.

See for example the power granted to the president to detain citizens indefinately without charge or the abuse of the material witness law to detain suspects when insufficient evidence is available, and to conduct fishing expeditions for evidence.

In Britain there has been a heightened law enforcement response. In the US there has been a move to circumvent some of the protections granted by the legal system.

It seems to be only a matter of time before Britain goes the same way, at least whilst Blair is in charge.

Hangtime · « **Reply #7 on:** September 24, 2005, 07:14:29 PM »

did dick-all in preventing the bombings.

Made the investicgation and subsequent pick-off's a snap tho.

Lesson learned.. "we can't stop yah with a camera. But we will be by eventually to string yer bellybutton up."

Shamus · « **Reply #8 on:** September 25, 2005, 10:05:36 AM »

You guys are trying to derail the war on terror...shame on you!!!

shamus