Attorney-General moves to soften terrorism laws
Source: http://www.news.com.au/perthnow/story/0,21598,25922725-5008620,00.html
The headline is totally misleading. The new laws are certainly NOT softer. Read the paragraph below.
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“But police will be given the power to SEARCH PREMISES WITHOUT A WARRANT where they BELIEVE there is material that threatens public health, such as explosives or biological agents.
However, as a safeguard, police will not be able to enter a premises for the purpose of gathering evidence merely to address acute security threats.”
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Note how they claim there is a safeguard, but it has no weight whatsoever, as all they need to search your property is a “belief” that there is “material that threatens public health”. Material would be anything, documents, notes, would it also include phone tapping as per the Telecommunications Interception Legislation ? What is their definition of public health? People waking up to misinformation ?
Did you see any weapons or biological items confiscated in the recent terror raids ? No. They collected mostly papers and nothing that looked remotely threatening. Don’t believe everything you read or see on TV without doing your own research. The truth is not always what it reportedly seems.
Australia appears to be following in the footsteps of the US, moving towards a Police State, or Martial Law. Did you happen to catch the article the very next day after the raids were reported ? The one that says that they want armed forces to guard all army bases across the country? Sure I understand people will think it’s for better security, but pay attention to the patterns of how one story is blown out of proportion, and major sweeping changes are recommended very soon afterwards.
How about the 452 page national security legislation discussion paper that was announced a week later ? I don’t know about you, but my estimation is that it would takes months to research & produce a 452 page document on any subject, especially law, unless there were like 40 or 50 people working on it. Obviously that document has been in preparation way before the raids occurred, is that merely a co-incidence or does it seem like a good time to announce the major sweeping legislative changes right after an ALLEGED terror threat, which has resulted in no convictions, and only 5 charges that have not been clarified.
So 5 alleged charges as a result of a 7 month investigation involving 400 police officers, and 19 property raids. Those numbers look a little unbalanced. Surely there should be a minimum of 19 people in questioning from 19 properties. Let’s see if anyone is convicted before the legislation is enacted, I highly doubt it.
