Beware police at work

[David Hansen]

So, to 
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/scotland/tayside_and_central/6966846.stm 
where we read:

>DC Murray, who gave his evidence from behind screens

So much for open court. More and more of these petty officials are 
demanding to be hidden from us plebs. They must be very delicate 
flowers.

>Brain McConnachie QC, prosecuting, asked: "Did you find anything 
>relating to terrorism?"
>
>DC Murray replied: "No."

Ah, convincing evidence.

>He said that he had opened a number of icons and saw: "A number of
>photos of family gatherings and a number of Word documents, but
>nothing that was relevant to other inquiries."

Yet another case of a petty official throwing his "weight" around by 
the sound of it.

>DC Murray admitted to Mr McConnachie that according to guidelines he
>should not have switched on the laptop, but he was not aware of that
>instruction at the time.

Ignorance is no excuse.

These are the petty officials the Home Office think should have access 
to my data, with no real oversight and absolutely no responsibility for 
their actions.

>When asked if he had planted any evidence on the laptop while it was
>switched on or deleted any information, he replied: "No."

Ah, convincing evidence.


-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54