english law

[SparkySamZa]

i can't Believe i just read this but the Uk Parliament just let a bill though which stops people from doing what they want in perspective, 
 
the bill that went though was called " Antisocial Behavior, Crime and Policing Bill"
 
what annoys me the most about this is this quote about it.
 
"they can impose a kind of community service order on people who have committed no crime, which could, the law proposes, remain in force for the rest of their lives."
 
now if you want to read the full story on it is at this link. Stupid law

 

EDIT : " While, as a result of a successful legal challenge, asbos can be granted only if a court is satisfied beyond reasonable doubt that antisocial behaviour took place, ipnas can be granted on the balance of probabilities. Breaching them will not be classed as a criminal offence, but can still carry a custodial sentence: without committing a crime, you can be imprisoned for up to two years. Children, who cannot currently be detained for contempt of court, will be subject to an inspiring new range of punishments for breaking an ipna, including three months in a young offenders' centre."

[nsyedhasan]

This is a tech forum not reddit.

[SirRoderick]

In Belgium the cities are at liberty to dispense fines for "antisocial" behaviour with no regulation from the federal government, they are widely abused.

[SirRoderick]

This is a tech forum not reddit.

This is off-topic not tech news.

[Thermite]

Just from what you've said here, it seams like they can now punish people for thinking something. Am I correct, because if so than this law is complete bull $H!T

[SparkySamZa]

This is a tech forum not reddit.

i am sorry steve jobs, off topic sub forum

[SparkySamZa]

Just from what you've said here, it seams like they can now punish people for thinking something. Am I correct, because if so than this law is complete bull $H!T

i know the bill has been passed as well, means the police can do anything they want, but what is worse is that no fuss about it was cause it was kept all hush hush like normal ....

[Hans Christian | Teri]

This is a tech forum not reddit.

 

Please go away, this is the off-topic forum and (almost) anything goes here.

 

Honestly I don't think there's anything to worry about. The UK is a respectable country and a case of misuse of such a law would blow up in their faces majorly. It will never happen.

[Thermite]

i know the bill has been passed as well, means the police can do anything they want, but what is worse is that no fuss about it was cause it was kept all hush hush like normal ....

So this is basically how all governments will start acting. Creating laws and bills quietly and pushing them out without informing the public. Sounds more and more like A Brave New World (book).

[SparkySamZa]

So this is basically how all governments will start acting. Creating laws and bills quietly and pushing them out without informing the public. Sounds more and more like A Brave New World (book).

yeo welcome to what the world is becoming :L, but i wish more governments were like AMD Open source aha 

[Thermite]

yeo welcome to what the world is becoming :L, but i wish more governments were like AMD Open source aha 

I understand why government need to keep some actions secret like military operations, but laws that govern the citizens of your country should always be made completely clear. None of this oh you have to wear a seat belt now (what, when did that  become a law).