High Court Rules Detention of David Miranda Was Lawful 169
Alain Williams writes with news that last year's detention of David Miranda and seizure of files destined for Glenn Greenwald has been ruled lawful. From the article: "The nine-hour detention ... of an ex-Guardian journalist's partner has been ruled lawful. ... At the High Court, Mr Miranda claimed his detention under anti-terrorism laws was unlawful and breached human rights. But judges said it was a 'proportionate measure in the circumstances' and in the interests of national security. ... In his ruling, Lord Justice Laws said: 'The claimant was not a journalist; the stolen GCHQ intelligence material he was carrying was not "journalistic material," or if it was, only in the weakest sense.'"
Naturally, an appeal is planned.
I hope... (Score:2, Funny)
I hope they read him his Miranda rights... :D
Re:Of course it's "lawful" (Score:5, Funny)
"Elite court appointed by elite finds that spying behavior of elite is just perfectly fine. Also, shut up, hippies."
Re:Miranda rights? (Score:5, Funny)
David Miranda
You have the right to be wooshed. Anything joke can and will be missed by you. You have the right to consult Google, and to have Google explain the joke to you. If you cannot Google, the joke will be explained to you by a snarky slashdotter.
Re:"Lord Justice Laws" (Score:5, Funny)
And the plaintiff was named Miranda, which in U.S. law has special meaning regarding detaining people! This is almost like a cartoon.