Cops say hard drives justify 90 day jail without trial

sbohdan · Post by **sbohdan** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 10:09 am

little gossip from the inquirer: http://www.theinquirer.net/?article=27356

Post by **dicecca112** » Tue Nov 01, 2005 4:02 pm

haha, that will never happen in the US, I hope, doesn't surprise me, seeing the British People have sacrificed some of there liberties for a safer country, its a slippery slop in my opinion

Zelig · Post by **Zelig** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 2:35 pm

dicecca112 wrote:haha, that will never happen in the US, I hope,

Heh, you mean by the goverment that has kept people locked up for the past three years without any charges or trials...

dicecca112 wrote:doesn't surprise me, seeing the British People have sacrificed some of there liberties for a safer country, its a slippery slop in my opinion

That's quite accurate though, a balance has to be reached...

Sovereign · Post by **Sovereign** » Wed Nov 02, 2005 4:29 pm

But how far will we go for "safety?" After all, Benjamin Franklin said "They that can give up essential liberty to obtain a little temporary safety deserve neither liberty nor safety."