Although this might seem a redundant question, has anyone considered why this legislation has been presented as being neccessary and who stands to gain most from it?
Lol it is a redundant question on U75!
I think most people view an issue with preconceived unwavering principles which decides their opinion on a subject before they even know the details! People hear "civil liberties" and it sends their spidey sense mental! I don't think many people think whether or not it's a law that will be useful or not. Civil liberties = good, any reduction in civil liberties = bad. Period
Personally, the civil liberty aspect of an issue is something I look at second, after I've looked at the practicalities, think for most people on U75 it's t'other way round.
For what it's worth, it's the Police that want this new law, presumably because they are having difficulty finding all the evidence/information linked to a terrorist suspect in 28 days, and think if they can hold a person for 42 days they'll have more of a chance. Me, I'm not so sure they'll find anything in the extra 16 days that they won't find in the 28 days, but then, I've not, you've not, and virtually everyone on U75 has no experience investigating and preventing terrorism, so who knows what they have to look into and how long it takes?
I think the furore on U75 is over who this law will target. Will it target people the police suspect are plotting terrorist attacks? Or will they target protesters? The UK public certainly wants this new law, and there are definitely people out there plotting another July 7th. But your question is good and altho I haven't read every thread on this topic, the key is who the police will use these powers against...
