Jack Straw plans to 'rebalance' Human Rights Act

[expat]

Shami Chakrabarti, the director of Liberty, said: "The public will have to judge this latest headline and decide if Britain's freedoms are safe in Mr Straw's hands."

Yes, when you put it that way....

[deano]

If it means feral youths can be slapped around when they trespass on private property, or that women who have "Pools" kids (any 8 from 10 when deciding on fathers) are no longer entitled to a council flat, then great.

If it's anything that restricts the hard-working middle-classes then no-way.

[Mich the Tester]

If it means feral youths can be slapped around when they trespass on private property, or that women who have "Pools" kids (any 8 from 10 when deciding on fathers) are no longer entitled to a council flat, then great.

If it's anything that restricts the hard-working middle-classes then no-way.

contractors who spend their time posting on CUK

[Platypus]

If it means feral youths can be slapped around when they trespass on private property

But trespass is not a criminal offence, whereas assault is ...

[Doggy Styles]

But trespass is not a criminal offence, whereas assault is ...

It's not assault, it's corrective measures.

[Mich the Tester]

it's corrective measures.

I'm sure there are houses of ill repute that can provide those

[Peoplesoft bloke]

But trespass is not a criminal offence, whereas assault is ...

Not always - since 2005

http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/new...icle425373.ece

[VectraMan]

But trespass is not a criminal offence, whereas assault is ...

I'm sure there's some anti-terror legislation that would cover it.

[expat]

I'm sure there's some anti-terror legislation that would cover it.

Like in Stansted? Where dozens of people cna block a runway no problem, but frustrated passengers complaing about it are marshalled by armed anti-terror police?

[Jubber]

Sjambok works well.