> > from the BBC (in London) > > "Drivers will have to perform roadside tests if police suspect them of > taking drugs. > > The tests include making drivers stand on one leg and touching their noses > with their eyes closed. " > standing on one leg and touching nose _at one time_? this really is a brutal police state we live in. once it's established that you're "a bit wobbly" it seems that the police then intend to carry out a further battery of top-notch scientific tests to determine (beyond a shadow of doubt, bang to rights, it's a fair cop, hello hello sunshine etc) which substances have been ingested by the accused. the police have made it clear that the possible effect of alcohol will have been eliminated by the well-established "walking the 10 yard line" test. the fluxus section of the metropolitan police have recently put out a request for a series of diagnostic scripts for different substances; no mention was made of commission fees however so I suspect that any responses used will be considered to have been in the line of public duty. if scripts are posted to the list I will make sure they reach the correct officers ... -- Chris Paul - IDEA @ @ Innovation in Digital and Electronic Arts \ / Grosvenor Building, Manchester, M15 6BR @ - @ - @ mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] / \ 0161 273 4414 fax 0161 273 4432 @ @ http://www.idea.org.uk/go A Catalyst For Art and Ideas http://www.idea.org.uk/archive http://www.idea.org.uk/cinemaconcret
