[BNM] [ot] Governement seeking to lock people away for months with no charge

[Alan Newman]

I think unfortunately, it is a case of Gordon Brown barking up the wrong
tree. He is trying to show wrong leadership...

...however in this case he has chosen the wrong tree. He should have stuck
to his guns on the green taxes - perhaps.

- Alan

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[mailto:bnmlist-bounces at brightonnewmedia.org] On Behalf Of Nick Taylor
Sent: 10 June 2008 12:08
To: Brighton New Media
Subject: Re: [BNM] [ot] Governement seeking to lock people away for months
with no charge


Absolutely - similar thing with Tasers (which various groups in NZ have 
such hard-ons for they can barely walk)

When aspects of the pre-trial process become punishments in their own 
right (like putting someone in prison for over a month) then the legal 
process is broken. It is absolutely not up to the police to inflict 
punishment.

This is just a reaction from a govt that's a bit scared of looking weak 
on terrorism. If Maggie didn't need it even after she walked out of a 
blown up building, then Gordon Brown doesn't either.




n



> Hi
> 
> Really don't want to live in a police state, we have the longest
> detention without charge of all the democracies in the world, why do
> we need more?
> 
> Subject: Commons vote to extend detention without charge today or tomorrow
> 
> Please fill in the petition below as soon as possible.
> 
> http://petitions.pm.gov.uk/notadaylonger/
> 
> Jules
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