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Post by martin1965 on Sept 18, 2017 11:50:38 GMT
BUT if I were reflecting on/being scared of what terrorists may or may not do, it's being run down by a car/van that is frankly more scary a thought. We can go some ways to preventing bombs, but with car incidents but there's virtually no way to prevent that. I think the floral displays on metal carts and in concrete planters that have sprung up around Covent Garden are probably barriers designed to lessen the damage should someone try and drive a car into the crowd there. I imagine we'll see more of that kind of thing - safety barriers that look like street furniture. Yep, seen a lot of those both in London and in Birmingham,they are clearly barriers. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 11:52:30 GMT
The IRA’s ISP bill used to be huge. The IRA was (is?) a structured military organisation. Many of today's incidents are planned and carried out by individuals acting outside any organisation, relying on information which is publicly available. |
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Post by n1david on Sept 18, 2017 12:05:54 GMT
The IRA’s ISP bill used to be huge. The IRA was (is?) a structured military organisation. Many of today's incidents are planned and carried out by individuals acting outside any organisation, relying on information which is publicly available. Nonetheless, the information is out there and can't be suppressed by closing down Facebook or Google. When I was at uni in Glasgow in the 80s, we all knew the radical bookshop that sold copies of the Anarchist's Cookbook. It's wishful thinking to say that terrorist sympathisers will simply give up if they can't find what they want on the internet. |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 18, 2017 12:19:00 GMT
Nonetheless, the information is out there and can't be suppressed by closing down Facebook or Google. No one at all has suggested closing down either Facebook or Google. Or Glasgow. |
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Post by n1david on Sept 18, 2017 13:50:02 GMT
Nonetheless, the information is out there and can't be suppressed by closing down Facebook or Google. No one at all has suggested closing down either Facebook or Google. Or Glasgow. Replacing “closing down” with “censoring” doesn’t change the argument. |
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