Category Archives: Civil Liberties

You can’t trust a copper

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It’s true it seems you can’t trust a copper to actually know the law they’re meant to be enforcing. The Metropolitan police commissioner has admitted that his police sometimes forget the law on photography (not that it’s been a high profile issue or anything), and of course the plastic police have been found to delete photographs unlawfully. None of which of course is particularly news, and is hardly surprising given that the chief constables are ignoring the Home Secretary. But why should they worry about the law when the chances of any individual officer getting prosecuted for anything is so … Continue reading →

Liberty is what they say it is

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This topic has already been covered incredibly well by other people so I’m actually going to just link to them, adding my voice to the many disappointed but not at all surprised voices responding to Mr Cleggs “shock” revelation that having asked the public for comment on what laws to repeal/amend he’s as much intention of listening as the last lot did with the “petitions to number 10”. Which is of course to say none at all – it would seem that the consultation is once more just a way to have some useful “quotes from the public” to wave … Continue reading →

Brian Haw update

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Via Dizzy Thinks – a video of Brian Haws arrest and the minutes before: Having seen this I must say the Police do seem to be being quite reasonable and friendly about things, and I’m not entirely sure what it matters if he’s part of the other protest or not. Also interesting that he refers to his tent as his home. Did he need to be arrested I’m not entirely sure, held out of the way certainly, arrested well other protesters probably would have been for the same behaviour from the video it doesn’t look that unreasonable. The more telling … Continue reading →