So the "local council" used "anti-terrorism surveillance powers" to spy on an innocent family for 3 weeks just to see if they were lying on a school application. They even watched the house late at night to document their sleeping habits, to make sure they actually lived there and slept there.
If you haven't read the article yet, this is the best (or worst) part!
The council DEFENDED its right to investigate families in a covert manner, saying it had used the law twice in the past year to successfully prove parents were lying about where they lived.
They make it sound like they just foiled an assasination attempt and should get a pat on the back and an "attaboy". Don't they realize they are abusing the power they were given!
These "councilors" are probably feeling "gitty" with this new found power at their disposal! They probably are feeling "all powerful" and think they are doing exactly what the community wants.
These laws were not put in place to allow local governments to spy on citizens to see if they lied about their address on a school application!
These laws (or should I say spy programs) were set up and put in place to use against suspected terrorists, not for a "local council" to spy on fellow citizens to see who lives where!
It looks like the U.K. and the U.S. governments got just what they wanted, the power to spy on ANYBODY anytime they want to even over the most minuscule offenses!
www.independent.co.uk
(visit the link for the full news article)
[edit on 12/4/08 by Keyhole]
