Drugs

... risk. It would make clinical trials so much cheaper. I wonder how the legalisation of drugs would work politically? Which party would gain and which would lose? I think that after legalisation, the re-criminalisation of drugs would be the perfect wedge issue for the BNP. I imagine the following, a run down estate full of anger and resentment is focussed on a single issue, all your problems are ...

... awkwardness today’s chance meeting was a little less awkward then most. I let him do the talking, mostly he spoke about conspiracy theories associated with the masons and his outrage at the criminalisation of cannabis – these topics currently are his flavour of the month. Last month it was how scandalous student loans are and the 24 hour drinking laws. I can never feel totally comfortable around ...

Security Cameras

...on the ground indicates that the Zanu PF government, still holding on to power, has not changed its spots. Zimbabwe is probably one of the few countries that are unashamed of not only arresting but detaining journalists on cooked up charges ranging from the criminalisation of the profession itself to charges of political violence. Read Full News Resources for Video Pro Security

Police DNA database 'risks criminalising non-offenders'

... in a response to the Home Office’s review of the Police and Criminal Evidence Act that “extending the taking of samples to all offences may be perceived as indicative of the increasing criminalisation of the generally law-abiding citizen”. A spokeswoman for the Commission for Racial Equality said: “Statistics paint a frightening picture. Black men are four times more likely than white men to ...

Second Life Pseudoporn / crosspost from my LJ

...Yes, no doubt. Immoral? Quite so. Criminal? Hmmmm... not so sure. What is however more dodgy about this argument that it postulates an unproven knock-on effect which is then used as a legitimation for criminalisation.  We could, of course, hypothesize duch a knock-on effect if in a year's time we find that the number of sexually abused goats in Germany has skyrocketed, but until then, no go.  By ...