- the idea that he doesn't see why that's a logically absurd thing to say.
Posted by racingsnake
@ 08:20 PM GMT+00:00
15 Sep · Thu 2005
A couple of revealing comments...
Carolyn Quinn's interviews on BBC radio's evening news programme ("PM") flushed out a couple of classic comments this evening. The first came from Ken Jones, Chief Constable of the Sussex Police Force. He said the new anti-terrorist measures, including the extension from 2 to 12 weeks for detention without charge, were needed because "existing measures were designed to cope with Serious and Organised Crime, and are not adequate to deal with the terrorist threat we face today".
Perhaps he should talk to the Charlie Cunningham of the FBI, DCS Ken Farrow of the City of London Police, Jeffery Robinson, Ken Rijock and others with extensive experience of serious and organised crime. I have heard all of them describe it as a networked international enterprise, well camouflaged and well-funded, with no regard for borders, jurisdictions or law enforcers. Sounds familiar. Indeed, of course, we have all also recently been told that organised crime is closely interlinked with global terrorism, not least as a way of raising and laundering funds.
The second was from Gwyn Prosser, MP, member of the Home Affairs Select Committee. He said, also in justification of the new legislative proposals, that the threat we face is "exceptional and unique". I'm not sure what's more worrying:
- the idea that he's sees legislation as the appropriate way to address an "exceptional and unique" threat, or
- the idea that he doesn't see why that's a logically absurd thing to say.
- the idea that he doesn't see why that's a logically absurd thing to say.
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