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Originally Posted by Wynonie Harris
You can quote opinion poll statistics at me all night, Cyfr, they mean zilch to me. I know that in the little slice of the real world that I move in - in the pubs, at work, listening to people talking on the bus, on Accyweb - the vast majority of people are not concerned about suspected terrorists being locked up for 42 days. In fact, many (including many Conservatives) would like to see them locked up for longer! Now, I can hear you saying "but that's hardly a scientific survey" and you're right. But it is an average cross-section of English life and, in my opinion, symptomatic of the mood of the country.
And now I shall be away on my non-student high horse to solicit a few more opinions in the pub...all in the name of political research!  |
Obviously, I'm not an expert on this 42 day thing .... but I do get the sense that some are cofusing "suspected" and "innocent". Or the fact that "innocent until proven guilty" does not really mean that .... it does in a strict legal sense, but in a real sense it makes no sense at all. The crime does not leap into reality at the time the jury hands down its verdict. I think that "suspect" is used in the same sense that scientists use "theory". I do not see that the English police will randomly arrest Pakistanis and throw them in the slammer for 42 days just for the hell of it.
Hey, and while you are doing your research in the pub, have a couple for me.