UK Introduces Warrantless Detention 153
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'"
FUCK YOU SLASHDOT (Score:5, Informative)
THIS NEW DESIGN IS DOG SHIT
This design is an aesthetic abortion (Score:3, Informative)
Whatever the actual intent, this redesign will do nothing other than accelerate the exodus to hacker news/reddit.
Re:confusion? (Score:5, Informative)
But why make not picking up after your dog an arrestable offence anyway? To me it would be reasonable if the penalty was a fine rather than a criminal record!
In the UK being arrested doesn't automatically get you a criminal record and employers don't check if you've ever been arrested before hiring you. Its not, yet, part of the USA.
Re:confusion? (Score:5, Informative)
There might be a record of your arrest, but that's not what is normally understood by a criminal record, which is a list of the offences of which you've been convicted or accepted a caution in respect of.
Think about what this actually means. (Score:5, Informative)
Police have the powers to arrest for any offence. Although legally symbolic - i.e. the police don't legally need to be carrying one to carry out their duties - force procedure represents this power by constables in the UK being required to carry and show their warrant card.
The meaning here of creating "warrantless offences" is that people without a warrant card, i.e. SOLDIERS, are given the power to arrest CIVILIANS on public land close to a military base.
Is that clear enough for you? A soldier bored with watching you protest can just put you in a headlock and call the police.
Re:This design is an aesthetic abortion (Score:5, Informative)