The criminalization of opinion in Britain.

[Bereta_Eder]

You can get any book you want in Greece and own it and read it without fearing the police.

Germany is a special matter.

In the UK, you face 10 years in prison if you have books.

And that is alright?

[Provost Harrison]

I would sincerely hope there is more to this case than a bunch of books though, however. If we are imprisoning people like this it is a very slippery slope. Will I next get locked up for having a copy of The Communist Manifesto on my shelf? It's a grey area, and in itself this isn't enough to convict someone...I would expect there would have to be far more to it.

And I have a friend who lives in Heaton in Newcastle

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by paiktis22
Germany is a special matter.

I fail to see any substantive difference between Germany in this instance and you continued whining on this subject.

Where are your calls to infuse democratic ideals into the German culture?

[mactbone]

BBC links were provided on my first page (50 posts per page) here they are again chronologically -
Greek man in court on terror charges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2822511.stm

Britain attacked over terror arrest

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2827601.stm

Greek man denies terror charges

http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/2841005.stm

Here is the Guardian story -
Greece furious at not being told of student held in UK

http://education.guardian.co.uk/students/news/story/0,12891,911174,00.html

Here is the Guardian's link to the law in question -
Full text - http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-file.../Full_text.pdf
Summary - http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-file...orism_bill.pdf

[Provost Harrison]

Originally posted by MacTBone
Here is the Guradian's link to the law in question -
Full text - http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-file.../Full_text.pdf
Summary - http://image.guardian.co.uk/sys-file...orism_bill.pdf

The Guardian would be proud of your typo

[Ming]

I can't believe you guys are continuing to let him troll you with this. This thread had dropped like a rock, and only his own bump saved it...

Well, to each their own I guess. If you guys are silly enough to continue playing his game... fine by me.

HOWEVER...
Let's stop with the petty insults, the name calling, and personal attacks... I really feel like restricting somebody today... so don't make yourselves easy targets

[mactbone]

I spelled it right the first time - and at least I didn't switch the u and a (I had to look at the site to make sure)

[Provost Harrison]

I was been sarcastic about The Guardian more than you, they are notorious for their typos

[TheStinger]

Originally posted by paiktis22
you antiterrorism "law" has no pararel in Europe in what regards blatant supression of civil liberties.
And that's not my opinion but that of top criminologists.

I should probably stay ouy but anyway.

What the **** does a a top criminologist know about this.Criminologists study the behaviour of criminals and the causes of that behaviour.

Once more with feeling- It is not a criminal offence to be in possession of a book in the UK unless you intend to use that book to incite/prepare or otherwise support terrorism.

Oh and if I had to be arrested in any of the EU countries Greece would be near or at the bottom of my list. After seeing that trial of the plane spotters, you couldn't organise a piss up in a brewery.

[Bereta_Eder]

the people taking photographs of military airports broke the law. not that you would understand anything about that.

the person you arrested was having BOOKS!

I wonder if this can be put through your thick skull.

britain remains as always a great shore thumb in europe but you shouldnt verify it so often.

and by criminologists i mean law experts.

be careful what you answer your fascistic regime is listening BTW so keep up the good puppy routine in the face of your blatantly undemocratic "law".

and if you want "revenge" for your peoples' stupidity you should find a more tactful way of doing it than terrorizing a 25 year old student.
pretty pathetic.

[DinoDoc]

Originally posted by Ming
I can't believe you guys are continuing to let him troll you with this

Boredom. It's the same reason why I watch Springer occassionally.

[Ozz]

Originally posted by DinoDoc

Boredom. It's the same reason why I watch Springer occassionally.

Kind of like a circus sideshow, the Bearded lady, the
Fat lady, the Dwarf, Dogfaced boy and Factless Greek

Edit :spelling should be faceless Geek.

[Bereta_Eder]

Despite the trolls, that british "law" constitues an unparaleled in europe violation of basic democratic freedoms.

only the thickhead nationalism of some usual sad suspects would deny it

[DinoDoc]

I'm still waiting for you to call for an infusion of democratic values into the French and German cultures.

[Bereta_Eder]

as for ozz he doesnt have anything to be proud of so he tries to appear "british" in the misconception that would give him added value


in the house of the hanged...