Why are you so afraid of a world in which people can be arrested because there is evidence of their intent to commit a crime? No-one is suggesting that people should be arrested without such evidence or a fair trial, least of all me. Do they actually have to commit the crime before you would have them arrested?

Why are you so afraid of freedom?

The philosophy of control based on what the Govt perceives as the intent of people is pure insanity. We live in a world where what you do matters not what you want to do. Otherwise there's be a lot more supermodel marrying, billion dollar making, adonis looking, Einsteins out there.

I can intend to do a lot of things but in the immortal words of one Mr Richard Feynmann it's not what you "can" do it's what you "do" do.

We don't arrest people for crimes they might commit very often and nearly every time we start down that path whether it's drug or gun stings or to catch a predator it runs into trouble.

 

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I don't think Vyxar is choosing to be a productive member of this conversation. That would require reading.


Okay, so according to Vyxar if we have evidence that someone could very likely be a terrorist we should just leave him alone until the bomb explodes. Fun times!

 

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Thank you. At last someone gets the point.

Possession of the BOMB is in itself a crime. Possession of the components is not otherwise we would have to lock up EVERY farmer and greenhouse operator since they would have the fertilizer and timers on their lights.


Owning a Gun is not a crime, criminals use guns, therefore not all gun owners are criminals. You can make laws against guns, but only the onest people follow the law which makes use more unsafe because its the dishonest people that you really dont want to be in possession of the gun.

You 2 can have each other. For centuries Earth was the center of the universe. Not "could very likely be" it was. Then someone a little bit more informed figured out it wasn't.

The guy next door could very likely be a communist. You should arrest him!

 

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They'd have nothing to suggest any illicit intent. On the other hand, what about the basement flat dweller who possesses those components along with an internet manual on bomb-making? Presumably you'd leave him alone as he isn't breaking any law? The experience of the UK anti-terrorist police is that by the time someone has assembled a bomb it's probably too late, the time left to catch him before he uses it is too short, hence it's better to pick him up along with the evidence of what he was planning to do rather than give him the chance to do it. However, you keep him under surveillance until you're satisfied the evidence is there, rather than simply acting on unfounded suspicion.

Last time I checked, being communist is not against the law. Of course, it's a broken idea, but I digress.

 

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You left out Amazon removed "1984" from Kindles without permission.

 

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Nitpick: Only apps purchased through their version of their App Store will have this capability, and used primarily for malicious apps that make it through their screening process.


Given what happened to the Android app market at start-up this is a sensible precaution.

 

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