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fabricexpert on April 30, 2019 | parent | context | favorite | on: UK police secretly downloading content from suspec...

One case 14 years ago that didn’t prevent a terrorist attack is a terrible reason to give up civil liberties

lenkite on April 30, 2019 [–]

Its not merely prevention of one bombing. It is also prosecution and preventing future bombings. Otherwise the folks who plan these bombings are free to organize the next bombing.

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