Blair's 'frenzied law making' has created a new offence

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Blair's 'frenzied law making' has created a new offence for every day spent in office
Tony Blair's government has created more than 3,000 new criminal offences during its nine-year tenure, one for almost every day it has been in power.

The astonishing tally brought accusations last night of a "frenzied approach to law-making" that contrasts with falling detection rates and climbing levels of violent crime.

The figures emerged as police chiefs disclosed they were considering asking ministers for a set of new measures to allow them to impose "instant justice" for antisocial behaviour.

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"The result? A country less free than before, and a marked erosion of the trust which should exist between the Government and the governed."

http://news.independent.co.uk/uk/politics/article1219484.ece

[Demeter]

1. Whose Record Is Blair Trying To Top?

Is this some kind of pissing contest between him and Bush? Or are they both going for Stalin's record?

[Drum]

2. sad lol.... n/t

[depakid]

3. The ones listed don't look unreasonable to me

Although several are sort of silly.

[cyberpj]

4. "instant justice" for antisocial behaviour-Only if citizens can do it too!

Antisocial behavior is a very broad brush. I'd say it includes all neocons and everyone in the Bush administration. Many Brits would say the same for Blair.

Yeah... I want to give social behavior diagnosis responsibility to the police!

Sweet Jesus People! Has everyone lost their mind?!?


This part, makes me nervous as to what they'd do to people at protests and demonstrations:

The Association of Chief Police Officers disclosed yesterday that it was considering asking ministers for powers of instant justice, including the authority to exclude unruly youngsters from town centres and to break up teenage gangs.

Condemning the idea, David Davis, the shadow Home Secretary, said: "We cannot bypass the court system. It is up to the justice system to scrutinise and take judicial decisions, not the police."

[tanyev]

5. People should not be afraid of their governments.

Governments should be afraid of their people.

[Demeter]

6. Blair Campaigned as a Person of Convictions

So, has he been indicted yet?

And what about our own Dumbya? Now there's a man of convictions--let's get him some!