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See my comment - it's not that the quote is wrong, it's that they have misinterpreted it to make it a more interesting story. He's talking about shutting out i
by corin_ 15y ago
See my comment - it's not that the quote is wrong, it's that they have misinterpreted it to make it a more interesting story.
He's talking about shutting out individuals who are planning crimes - I have no problem if he arrests those individuals, but I also wouldn't want to see an article quoting him saying "peeople planning violence, etc etc will go to prison" followed by a statement that it is unsure whether he means just those people, or the entire country is going to prison.
- ajays 15y ago"He's talking about shutting out individuals who are planning crimes - I have no problem if he arrests those individuals,..." Really? So if I were in London and joked about rioting, or "setting stuff on fire", in a private communication with my friends, it would be OK to arrest me even though I haven't done anything? Wow.
- corin_ 15y agoWell sure you can take it to one extreme and say "I could get arrested for making a joke", but I could take it to the other extreme and say "we can never prevent terror attacks because they can't be arrested until after the attack". I'm not a lawyer or a policeman, I've no idea exactly how it works, but I know I would rather murders are prevented than just punished after, and I would rather people planning on setting fire to London are prevented rather than just punished after.