At 11:57 PM 6/01/2014, [email protected] wrote: >I don't care about spooks, I'm innocent. It's all the small, continuous, >and from everywhere stuff that will be creepy, without firm legislation.
Hmmm.....maybe we should care even more about the spooks, at least in terms of when that expands to include law enforcement, at least if you set foot in Queensland. You may be innocent, but are you so sure about all the people you know? Guilt by association is a real fact in Qld now. Just ask the five people languishing in solitary confinement for the next five months when their case comes to court. The problem with allowing authorities off the leash and you proclaiming that you're innocent, that these laws are there to 'get the bad guys', is that authorities have powers to define who bad guys are and you may not be seen as so innocent through their eyes. Selective application of the law and retrospective law are two very dangerous concepts currently being used by various governments. The collection of all this big data is more concerning than first appears. Don't forget that John Howard tried very hard to bring back sedition to this country. And if you heard the boos at the Brisbane tennis tournament this weekend whenever the Sports Minister mentioned the Newman government in her speech at the trophy presentations, you'll get my drift. One can't anticipate or know what the police are really after when then knock on your door. They are allowed to lie to you. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6wXkI4t7nuc Jan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia [email protected] Sooner or later, I hate to break it to you, you're gonna die, so how do you fill in the space between here and there? It's yours. Seize your space. ~Margaret Atwood, writer _ __________________ _ _______________________________________________ Link mailing list [email protected] http://mailman.anu.edu.au/mailman/listinfo/link
