Mastermind and the road to Damascus

[David Hansen]

On 24 Feb 2009 at 14:57, John Wilson wrote:

> I intended to point to an interview with Peter Smyth, Chairman of the
> Metropolitan Police Federation who says that the Police did not ask
> for this change, have received no training and don't like it because
> they see it bringing them into conflict with the public and with
> professional photographers

Such considerations have never bothered them in the past. For example 
bits of the 1994 Criminal Injustice Act were rushed into use before the 
police could be told about it. I have that first hand from somone who 
was a police officer at the time.







-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
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