http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/28/activism-is-not-a-crime-so-why-the-snooping/ now with extra source Sun, 12 Feb 2012 03:29:14 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/28/activism-is-not-a-crime-so-why-the-snooping/#comment-1036 steve martin Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1036 Activism is not a crime - Indeed it is not; but unfortunately some activists do break the law and resort to violence and intimidation. For example Green activists are alleged to have been involved in spiking trees scheduled to be logged presumably with the intention of damaging the loggers saws, but with the potential of causing severe injury.The loggers also have been accused of violence against the activists. Animal rights activists overseas caused a laboratory to close following attacks on workers.<br />It is scarcely surprising then that these sort of organizations are monitored by police with the aim of gathering intelligence on their activities. <br />Keeping a wary eye out is not restraining their legitimate activities, it is a matter of commonsense.And indeed authorities would be criticized if they didn't monitor them and violence unexpectedly happened. Activism is not a crime - Indeed it is not; but unfortunately some activists do break the law and resort to violence and intimidation. For example Green activists are alleged to have been involved in spiking trees scheduled to be logged presumably with the intention of damaging the loggers saws, but with the potential of causing severe injury.The loggers also have been accused of violence against the activists. Animal rights activists overseas caused a laboratory to close following attacks on workers.
It is scarcely surprising then that these sort of organizations are monitored by police with the aim of gathering intelligence on their activities.
Keeping a wary eye out is not restraining their legitimate activities, it is a matter of commonsense.And indeed authorities would be criticized if they didn’t monitor them and violence unexpectedly happened.

]]> http://www.crikey.com.au/2008/11/28/activism-is-not-a-crime-so-why-the-snooping/#comment-1037 John James Thu, 01 Jan 1970 10:00:00 +0000 #comment-1037 Then President-elect Obama is about to appoint a war criminal as his Secretary of State! What's that 'Who" song , "We dont get fooled again". Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. There's a delicious absurdity in all that. I think the Left are still trying to work it out. Boofheads! Then President-elect Obama is about to appoint a war criminal as his Secretary of State! What’s that ‘Who” song , “We dont get fooled again”. Meet the new boss, same as the old boss. There’s a delicious absurdity in all that. I think the Left are still trying to work it out. Boofheads!

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