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2. The police can stop and search anyone regardless of suspicion.

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 05:23 AM

Aug 2013

That doesn't present a reason to detain them for nine hours under the Act. It now looks like MP Michael Vas, chairman of the Home Affairs Select Committee, is saying the same thing.

http://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2013/aug/19/detention-david-miranda-keith-vaz-glenn-greenwald?CMP=twt_fd

But yes, it is an incredibly bad law on the level of the Patriot Act.

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Detaining Miranda under the Terrorism Act is like arresting a pot smoker for murder. [View all] last1standing Aug 2013 OP

The police can stop and search anyone regardless of suspicion. last1standing Aug 2013 #2

Horrible hyperbolic analogy. longship Aug 2013 #3

LOL! You praised one of my threads this morning then Damned this one. last1standing Aug 2013 #4

I didn't damn your post, only the horrible (IMHO) analogy. longship Aug 2013 #5

It's all good. last1standing Aug 2013 #6

Indeed! That's my opinion as well. longship Aug 2013 #7

He should have remained silent on this? Bragi Aug 2013 #8

Well, maybe it's nuance. longship Aug 2013 #9