[Gllug] (article) Bogus bobbies raid Kings Cross data centre

[John G Walker]

On Thu, 20 Dec 2007 09:49:24 +0000 Richard Jones <rich at annexia.org>
wrote:

> It's just a consequence of living in a free society.  Sucks if you get
> blown up, sure, but the chances of it happening are extremely remote,
> and the alternatives (eg. completely locking down society Soviet-
> style) are much worse for everyone all the time.

Didn't Benjamin Franklin say something to the effect that those who
would give up liberty for security deserve neither?

Personally, I don't think they are alternatives. I've yet to see any
evidence that restrictions on liberty improve security. Certainly the
existence of a 90-day detention law - subsequently extended to 180
days - did nothing to save apartheid South Africa from its deserved
demise,

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 All the best,
 John
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