UK Introduces Warrantless Detention

An anonymous reader writes with news that the UK is introducing new laws tightening security around military bases, quoting the article "The Ministry of Defense is set to introduce "draconian" new powers to tighten security and limit access to US airbases in Britain implicated in mass surveillance and drone strikes, The Independent can reveal. ... Among the 20 activities to be banned within the controlled area are camping 'in tents, caravans, trees or otherwise,' digging, engaging in 'any trade or business' or grazing any animal. Also among the offenses, which can result in an individual being 'taken into custody without warrant,' is a failure to pick up dog waste or causing damage to 'any crops, turfs, plants, roots or trees'"

Comments

Time for a new name

[russotto]

Let's just call the place Airstrip One and be done with it.

Re:Time for a new name

[noh8rz10]

TFS: Also among the offenses, which can result in an individual being 'taken into custody without warrant,' is a failure to pick up dog waste

finally! an appropriate punishment for not cleaning up after your dog! Hopefully this migrates stateside.

Article needs fixing

[Anonymous Coward]

s/introduce/impose/g

Failure to pick up dog waste

[cold fjord]

I can understand the part about penalizing failure to pick up dog waste. No sense arming the inevitable protesters gratuitously.