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Bragi

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8. He should have remained silent on this?

Reply to longship (Reply #3)

Mon Aug 19, 2013, 09:05 AM

Aug 2013

I'm trying to understand your point.

Was he supposed to remain silent when the UK police detained his partner, just to show that this wasn't about him?

Do you think the UK police action wasn't really about him, not about his partner?

I can understand why the surveillance state PR apparatus has to criticize everything he does, I just don't understand why so many people here seem to unquestioningly mimic the surveillance state's PR apparatus in their postings.

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

Actually if you read the law it's entirely within the scope of the statute Recursion Aug 2013 #1

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