New Olympic 2012 Laws

[Spiritual_Beggar]

So, the Government are bringing in a load of new laws to help police the Olympic Games in 2012.

One of these new laws gives the police the 'right' to enter the private dwelling of people who live near the Olympic sites, search for 'Protest materials', and if any are found they can give you a fine then and there!


Welcome to Communist Britain Chaps!

[Frederick]

With any luck the current lot of incumbents will be out by 2012 and these will all be redacted from the law books...

[chris_w]

Obviously all those fact finding missions to Beijing have paid off...

[Spiritual_Beggar]

Apparently, the fines for "possesion of equipment that could be detrimental to the olympics" could reach up to £20,000!!!

What are the odds that they keep this particular law on after the Olympics are finished!?

[ewenm]

Link?

[DAVEVO9]

Frederick said:

the current lot of incumbents will be out by 2012 and these will all be redacted from the law books...

EFA

[Spiritual_Beggar]

ewenm said:

Link?

Haven't found one yet. Was hearing it off the news on the radio. Will try and find one.

I'm not sure if they have been brought in to effect, or whether they still need to go through the house first.

[thinfourth2]

Spiritual_Beggar said:

Apparently, the fines for "possesion of equipment that could be detrimental to the olympics" could reach up to £20,000!!!

What are the odds that they keep this particular law on after the Olympics are finished!?

So if i have Gordon Brown in my house i could get a £20,000 fine

Thats a bit unfair

[its shy tin ear]

Spiritual_Beggar said:

ewenm said:

Link?

or whether they still need to go through the house first.

Statutory Instrument?

[robinhood21]

ewenm said:

Link?

Don't bash the messenger as I have not had time to read it yet and, it is from the Mail.
Link

[robinhood21]

The powers were introduced by the Olympics Act of 2006, passed by the Department for Culture, Media and Sport, supposedly to preserve the monopoly of official advertisers on the London 2012 site.

Makes one wonder how many more such laws are just waiting to bite us on the ar$e come the appropriate time.

Edited by robinhood21 on Tuesday 21st July 19:10

[Tunku]

So all the criticism by our leaders about the Chinese way of handling protest was just a bluff? Velly intelesting...

Edited by Tunku on Wednesday 22 July 01:06

[T89 Callan]

chris_w said:

Obviously all those fact finding missions to North Korea, Zimbabwe, Libiya and Iran have paid off...

EFA