You have absolutely no civil rights if you go to ride the Tube in London.

As I commented a few months ago, wearing a heavy jacket (even if it is the coldest July day for 25 years), carring a bag with electronics, wearing glasses, missing eye contact and speaking with a foreign accent can easily get you arrested if you try to ride the Tube. I was half joking but it has since happened to David Mery.

I suppose it’s progress from shooting him in the head 5 times. It is shocking that they would misinterpret doodles in red ink as a map. It is also impossible to understand why they have not yet returned his posessions despite it all being a clear misunderstanding. Is this the authorities way of subtly “getting back at” innocent people who they arrest in error?

I’m not sure this entry even belongs under my politics category. A new “police state” category is called for.

Thursday, September 22nd, 2005 politics

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