In the UK, Possession of the Anarchist's Cookbook Is Terrorism

Anonymous Terrorist writes "Back in the midsts of time, when I was a lad and gopher was the height of information retrieval I read The Anarchist's Cookbook in one huge text file. Now it appears the UK government considers possession of the book an offense under the Terrorism Act 2000 and is prosecuting a 17 year old boy, in part, for having a copy of the book. 'The teenager faces two charges under the Terrorism Act 2000. The first charge relates to the possession of material for terrorist purposes in October last year. The second relates to the collection or possession of information useful in the preparation of an act of terrorism.'"

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[TheLogster]

Does this mean that anyone how has studied:

Physics
Chemistry
Biology
Computer Science

Also be charged under the Terrorism Act, as they (probably) have documents that would be "useful" in planning a Terrorist Attack. Let's face it, it would seem that the basic human right of the Right to Insurrection, is slowly being removed.

Remember 300 years ago, the founding fathers of the US were considered "Terrorists", as well as William the Conqueror in 1066.

The easiest way for a democratic government to stay in power, is to listen and to act out the will of the people, which is what they were elected for.

The world has gone mad

[hairykrishna]

Posession of 'the anarchists cookbook' is a crime now? It's about as close to being a useful terrorism manual as my dog is to being prime minister. Never mind though, eh? Anything to keep us 'safe'. We're doomed.