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I agree with this. The last thing we need is more laws and new powers for the surveillance state. For example, Australia's Lindt Cafe siege - the guy was alrea
by brokenmachine 10y ago
I agree with this. The last thing we need is more laws and new powers for the surveillance state.
For example, Australia's Lindt Cafe siege - the guy was already under "24 hour surveillance" by ASIO (Australian Security Intelligence) - which did nothing to prevent the attack. Despite this, AFAIK there was not much blame placed on ASIO. I'm sure there are many other examples. I'm not saying it's an easy problem to solve, just that more surveillance is probably not the answer.
Sure, the attacker is the real culprit, but adding more laws and surveillance will not prevent crazies from doing crazy stuff.
- Khaine 10y agoMan Monis was not under surveillance by ASIO. He was considered a "serial pest" and "not a threat".
- brokenmachine 10y agoSorry, yes I was mistaken. > Dr Barrett placed Monis on anti-psychotic medication after he told her he was under surveillance 24 hours a day from ASIO and Iranian authorities, including in the bathroom of his home. [1] > Mr Abbott conceded Man Haron Monis was not on a security watchlist, despite his long criminal history and known "infatuation with extremism". [2] Still, the whole thing demonstrates how useless more surveillance would be. If they can't even watch someone with a long criminal history and infatuation with extremism, why do they expect us to believe that looking at my dick pics will somehow stop terrorism? [1] http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/lindt-cafe-siege-inquest-man-haron-monis-may-have-been-diagnosis-shopping-in-lead-up-to-siege-20150527-ghb0zf.html http://www.smh.com.au/nsw/lindt-cafe-siege-inquest-man-haron... [2] http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-17/sydney-siege3a-could-it-have-been-prevented3f/5971968 http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-12-17/sydney-siege3a-could-i...