"those with nothing to hide...''

[David Hansen]

On 13 Mar 2003 at 13:41, Watkin Simon wrote:

> > I've afraid that ``those with nothing to hide...'' is the prevailing
> > meme.  I always find asking people what position(s) they used when
> > they last had sex, and then accusing them of sex-crime when they
> > refuse to answer, works well.
> 
> Does it?  I'm not sure that is a helpful analogy.  If you asked me I
> might, before considering whether to answer, ask "what business is
> that of yours", or "for what purpose do you need to know", or "is
> asking that question proportionate to what it is you seek to
> establish".

I'm sure Ian would then adopt the tactics of your masters. He could 
feign a tantrum and make a personal attack on you (intellectual pigmy 
perhaps).

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