[Osx-nutters] A Police state

[Christian Brunschen]

On Aug 2, 2006, at 3:21 PM, Arden wrote:

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> On Aug 2, 2006, at 2:24 AM, Matt Johnston wrote:
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>> To be honest, when I started reading this I thought it was about  
>> some insane dry county in Alabama.
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>> But no...it's the West Midlands in the UK.
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>> Story is about 3 12-year-olds who were arrested, DNA tested and  
>> searched.
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>> <http://www.dailymail.co.uk/pages/live/articles/news/news.html? 
>> in_article_id=397240&in_page_id=1766&in_page_id=1766&expand=true>
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> in the comments;
>> It looks as if the police are in need of an ASBO.
>>
>> - William Owen, Cardiff
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> mmm..what is 'ASBO'?

Anti-Spcial Behaviour Order

A fairly recently introduced concept, where a court can forbid  
someone from engaging in certain activities that are considered anti- 
social. For instance, if someone plays lots of loud music annoying  
the neighbours, they can be given an ASBO preventing them from  
playing any music (or any music outside certain hours), and if they  
then break the ASBO, further consequences can ensue.

> Arden  and I think the police, way over reacted.

I am thinking perhaps many readers of the article are also over- 
reacting in their condemnation of the police.