Being news, opinion, gossip and partisan analysis, largely of Scottish politics, based on the experience of working for Robin Harper and Patrick Harvie, the Green MSPs.
This is what led to the de Menezes shooting. He was "acting suspiciously" because he got off a bus and got on it again. Whipping people up into a frenzy makes them see suspicious behaviour where it doesn't exist, is counter-productive and dangerous.
This also reminds me of "How to Spot a Communist" propaganda from the 50s US, I will try and find a link to them...
I too have several phones and, although a number of folk definitely have described me as dodgy in the past I'm not sure that terrorism is what they were thinking......
*sigh*
This is what led to the de Menezes shooting. He was "acting suspiciously" because he got off a bus and got on it again. Whipping people up into a frenzy makes them see suspicious behaviour where it doesn't exist, is counter-productive and dangerous.
This also reminds me of "How to Spot a Communist" propaganda from the 50s US, I will try and find a link to them...
From, A Two-Phone Owner.
Goodness me.
I too have several phones and, although a number of folk definitely have described me as dodgy in the past I'm not sure that terrorism is what they were thinking......
These things are just pathetic.
*goes off to buy several more mobile phones*