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3 total messages Started by jimbofollett Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:57

#4721

Author: jimbofollett
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 11:57

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The Old Bill have arrested three people for their views, it seems,
with no outcry from the British press.

http://itn.co.uk/news/400c3b345c38dbd748f2d215c8a83f1e.html


In my (slightly old-fashioned) opinion, this constitutes thought
crime. What say you?

--

James Follett. Novelist.

Re: Thought Crime

#4722

Author: MC
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:02

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In article 
<92be33d3-76a1-45e2-bb32-aae47370f95b@r5g2000prh.googlegroups.com>,
 jimbofollett@googlemail.com wrote:

> The Old Bill have arrested three people for their views, it seems,
> with no outcry from the British press.
> 
> http://itn.co.uk/news/400c3b345c38dbd748f2d215c8a83f1e.html
> 
> 
> In my (slightly old-fashioned) opinion, this constitutes thought
> crime. What say you?

I followed the link and the report says, "A police spokeswoman said two 
men, aged 25 and 26, and a 22-year-old woman were arrested in the 
military town of Aldershot, Hampshire....The inquiry focused on people 
suspected of "being involved in criminal activity because of their 
extreme views"

That's not quite the same thing as being arrested for their views.

-- 

I really don't care what movie stars have to say about life.
� Morley Safer

Re: Thought Crime

#4723

Author: Don Phillipson
Date: Tue, 07 Apr 2009 12:37

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James Follett <jimbofollett@googlemail.com> wrote in message
news:92be33d3-76a1-45e2-bb32-aae47370f95b@r5g2000prh.googlegroups.com...

> The Old Bill have arrested three people for their views, it seems,
> with no outcry from the British press.
>
> http://itn.co.uk/news/400c3b345c38dbd748f2d215c8a83f1e.html
>
> In my (slightly old-fashioned) opinion, this constitutes thought
> crime. What say you?

This seems not new.   Anti-terrorism legislation (first applied in
Northern Ireland in the 1980s, perhaps earlier) permits the detention
of people not yet guilty of criminal acts.   This departure from
orthodox tradition has been noticed and criticized in the press.

-- 
Don Phillipson
Carlsbad Springs
(Ottawa, Canada)

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