Apparently the Lib Dems actually have a real liberal in their ranks. Odd but true. Commenting upon the Super ASBOs (VOOs to be technical) proposed Stephen Tall is aghast at Lord Falconer’s reaction:
Lord Chancellor Lord Falconer says the orders will not
be an infringement on individual freedoms because there must be
evidence before they are issued.
He told BBC News: "If there’s evidence that you could
commit a violent offence in the future, proper evidence of that proved
in a court, then why shouldn’t you be restrained from committing that
violent offence.
"We are willing to do it relation to Anti-social Behaviour Orders, why not in relation to other sorts of offences as well."
As with Asbos, the standard of proof needed to issue the orders will be much lower than a criminal conviction requires.
As Stephen points out:
Perhaps, m’Lord, because if
there’s proper evidence capable of standing up in a court of law it
should be tested by due process. We might even give that process a name
– how about ‘a fair trial’?
Can we have our necessary bloody revolution yet?
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