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Old December 23rd 04, 10:34 PM posted to uk.transport.london
John Rowland John Rowland is offline
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Default Human rights are a thing of the past (was Heathrow Piccadilly Line Closure)

"Mait001" wrote in message
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What retrospective legislation has been passed?

Who is not innocent till found guilty?


Your first question: all legislation that criminalises conduct
which, at the time it was performed, was not a criminal act;
e.g. Sexual Offences Act 2003,
which criminalises certain conduct restrospectively.


I didn't know that, the *******s. How can we live our lives free of fear if
we never know what the *******s are going to retrospectively criminalise
next? I hope the next Tory Prime Minister makes the passing of retrospective
legislation retrospectively illegal, and then locks up Blair and every MP
who "aye'd" that bill. The only purpose of retrospective legislation is to
please bullying politicians who get a kick out of making the general public
afraid.

Your second question: the same Act is an example: people
(usually men) can now be subjected to a Sexual Offences
Prevention Order even if acquitted of the offence with which
they have been charged. The Order can prohibit anything
from travelling on public transport to owning or using a
telephone, camera, computer, television: there is no
exhaustive list so the Court an literally order anything at all.


Can't both of these points be overturned in the European Court Of Human
Rights?

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