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Shami Chakrabati from Liberty made a very valid point. Holding someone for the equivalent of a typical 6 month jail sentence with no charge is a very good way to alienate that person and his/her community. How would we feel about losing 3 months of our lives, and after that, being released with "no charge". What would our employers think? What would happen to our houses, mortgages during that time? It's easy to think "90 days isn't so much", but think about what it actually means. Shami is great.

Strangely enough, even the Campaign Against Censorship of the Internet in Britain seems to have been sensored, and are now scrambling to find offshore sites. I am not entirely certain of the events surrounding this particular event, as not enough information was posted on their website, but I hope to find out more soon. [If anybody knows why cacib got censored, or knows of anything that they need, hosting or whatever, contact me.]

This kind of idocy is intollerable in any country in the world today that prides itself on freedom of expression, speech and press. It seems extreemly odd to me as well, that a country such as Brittain which has a relatively long history of being tollerant could allow such a twisted chain of events to take place.

It seems strange to me as well, that people who have a long history of being discriminated against seem to quickly forget the discrimination that they have faced, and perpetrate the same discrimination against others. But I guess that is unfortunatly, the way of things.

I eagerly await the outcome of these events, and I hope that saner heads prevail, both in the judicator's seat, and in the consul of the Pink Paper.



Don Armstrong -".naidnE elttiL etah I"

I checked the Campaign Against Censorship of the Internet in Britain link referenced in the story and guess what I found there:

Site suspended

It may seem laughable that a site campaigning against censorship has been censored itself, but that is exactly what has just happened. We are making arrangements for the site to be mirrored offshore, where there is a bit more protection for freedom of speech. Don't worry, even the address online won't change, it'll just be based on web servers physically outside the UK. You won't be able to tell the difference.

Naturally, we are not caving in to the threatening insinuations that have been levelled against us. Check back here tomorrow for the full story.

Yikes. What the hell goes on in Britain? Does anyone know whether there's a connection to this story?