Geoffrey Darnton

Bournemouth

Academic

...the thin end of the wedge ... so now the police want to conduct international information warfare operations ... maybe they haven't talked to the MoD who already conduct information warfare operations ... or is this the beginning of the militarization of the police?

Most people recognize random killing as repugnant ... but it is a very thin line when police are given powers like this to enforce the law, particularly when the law is politically motivated.

Maybe we should also have denial of service attacks against market extremist websites who advocate a system of world trade that results in thousands of deaths per day from thirst and starvation? ... or UK police DoS attacks again foreign websites managed by large multinational software vendors that have been convicted of serious abuse of monopoly power? or DoS attacks against the websites of other nations in chronic refusal to implement UN resolutions? ....

Let us take very careful notice - in the eyes of some, particularly those in power - freedom of speech is ok until it becomes effective - then it is called subversion!

... or am I not supposed to say things like this?