Ten o'clock news story

[alitalf]

There was a story on the news tonight about another move to extend the time that terrorist suspects can be held without charge beyond 28 days.

I've read about a few apparently inappropriate cases of people arrested under the prevention of terrorism act in recent years. The one that worries me most is that the old man who shouted "Rubbish" in response to something in a speech at the Labour Party conference, a year or two ago, was arrested under the prevention of terrorism act after he had been thrown out, apparently with more force than actually necessary, by the bouncers.

Does the possible extension of detention without charge, particularly with this politcal context, worry anyone else?

Comments

[estiel.livejournal.com]

Even before Bin Laden was deported from Saudi Arabia, Oliver North reported his activities in detail and said that he was the most dangerous man (to the west) in the world. I actually heard this on tape. It's a shame that some law enforcement people are not trustworthy, but still, I don't think we have a choice. If UK police try to make evidence fit, there may be something wrong with the system, something that would give incentive for doing that. The problem here seems to be fear of offending somebody.