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So here's an interesting note on the UK Terrorism Act 2000 (available in a handy-dandy annotated form from the Legislative website: http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/7/cross... )

(1) An examining officer may question a person to whom this paragraph applies for the purpose of determining whether he appears to be a person falling within section 40(1)(b).

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(4) An examining officer may exercise his powers under this paragraph whether or not he has grounds for suspecting that a person falls within section 40(1)(b).

Italics mine, of course. One of many laws passed I suspect that makes what happened entirely legal (and all that much worse when you consider the implications). I think we need to disabuse ourselves of the ideas of "western liberal democracies" or "rule of law" protecting our liberties. What is happening now is the very definition of tyranny.

Maybe if enough people realize this is happening this can be changed? I suppose only time will tell.




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