Nothing to hide, nothing to fear?
Next time you hear someone make the glib claim, I have nothing to hide, therefore I have nothing to fear, perhaps tell them this story.
The police are the ones who decide if you have something to hide or not. In such circumstances we all have plenty to fear. David Mery might be considered lucky – other people exhibiting normal behaviour have suffered worse consequences of a panicing police force.
With the introduction of the NIR linking together multiple other databases which will be used to profile you, the most innocent of details could be used as an excuse to detain you, turn your life upside down with no benefits to the security of our society.
Update: This story made the front page of The Guardian on Friday 23 September 2003
October 3rd, 2005 at 21:07
Nothing to hide, so nothing to fear… emmm, interesting!
I see an 82-yr old roughly manhandled for uttering a single word of descent i.e. ‘nonsense’ – he is later held under anti-terror laws.
I read of a hospital demanding that visitors don’t coo at babies on the ward or ask questions about the newborns as it infringes their human rights… yet our masters have proposed DNA profiling newborns.
Brighton Labour conference… 600 innocent people detained under anti-terror laws (just to inconvenience the terrorist sir).
It will now an offence (up to 5 yrs) to say anything that the Government lists as ‘glorifying’ a violent act. What if, say, the Government lists among such things sit-down demoes and other non-violent actions… because you may cause injury to an officers back as he lifts you off the road as you protest against the Government.
There was something said recently that I can’t remember just now. But at the time it reinded me of the movie Minority Report in that the upshot of the proposed action/law was that you could be arrested if it was possible that you might do something – actually I think someone was arrested on that pretext.
I spent 8 hours in cells a while back. Arrested. Why? Simple. I met my young son in the street and said hello and gave him sweets. I later had cause (sorry it is illegal – 5 yr prison sentance if I let you see the photos) to report extensive bruising on my son to social services. Anyhow, they (SS) told me never to report such again, the mother (estranged) put the law on to me, social services, police, everyone backed he for the haneous crime I had committed against our society.
I went before a court and I told the truth. Sadly the Crown Court Judge (sitting as judge and jury) declared me guilty before a word of evidence was given. He informed the assembled court that I had no Human Rights. He threatened to immediately imprison me if my barrister continued his defence case and much more.. Where I live in the UK such ‘crimes’ carry a criminal record and up to 5 yrs inside.
When I approached higher authority to have this matter reviewed I have been told that I experienced a fair trail in UK Law terms.
So, I Like they say – nothing to hide, nothing to fear. Tell the truth and justice will protect you.
Utter crap. Start fearing for the future while we all still have a future, and before we need official permission to have said future.
Once these laws are in place our elected representitives will have no hesitation in destroying us individually as and when necessary.
October 18th, 2005 at 16:38
Meanwhile in Dundee, a woman was arrested under the Terrorism Act for walking along a cycle path: Times Online: “Two wheels: good. Two legs: terrorist suspect”
She said: “I was told that the cycle path was for cyclists only, as if walkers and not cyclists were the only ones likely to plant bombs. There are no signs anywhere saying there are to be no pedestrians.”
June 12th, 2007 at 18:06
good argument but might have been worth proof reading it