Mastermind and the road to Damascus

[David Hansen]

On 24 Feb 2009 at 16:36, Roland Perry wrote:

> The Home Office has also said "We don't intend to criminalise people for 
> taking photos of police constables whether inadvertently or not. There 
> has to be a criminal activity associated with it." Which perhaps needs 
> to be framed and hung on the wall.

A Home Office Minister, Paul Boateng, once wrote a letter about the law 
down south he had introduced about fines for cycling on the pavement. 
The letter includes the following words, "The introduction of the fixed 
penalty is not aimed at responsible cyclists who sometimes feel obliged 
to use the pavement out of fear of traffic and who show consideration 
to other pavement users when doing so. Chief police officers, who are 
responsible for enforcement, acknowledge that many cyclists, 
particularly children and young people, are afraid to cycle on the 
road, sensitivity and careful use of police discretion is required."

The police continue to ignore this letter.





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