[governance] China supports UK Internet Policy

[Riaz K Tayob]

On 2011/08/22 02:08 PM, Roland Perry wrote:
> I think you are exaggerating, about SanF, blocking a few mobile phones 
> is nothing like a "death penalty". I'm sure that if there was a 
> reasonable expectation of an organised riot at a station they'd put 
> barricades across the door and instruct passing trains not to stop.

Getting your comms blocked when you have a right to 
expression/association is the most extreme sanction.

I guess that the US case of allowing Neo-Nazi's to march through a 
popular Jewish area (Skokie) would be regarded as too much of a 
provocation too?

Blocking a few mobile phones... is not that serious in a riot? Is it 
just me or is there a new tendency to take security more seriously than 
individual liberties? Post 911 there is a tendency even amongst 
"liberals" to even allow the discussion of whether torture can be 
justified in certain circumstances or not (like 911 or in Erik Prince's 
Hollywood 24 hours). The default used to be protect my liberties and the 
state must make do.

We come from recent history that has seen some of the most egregious 
violations and sanitising of them. More circumspection is needed 
particularly given how few Northerners took these rights seriously 
allowing not only their degradation but there internationalisation.
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