The Last Ditch by Tom Paine

THE LAST DITCH

Terror alert

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Link: Terror alert – Comment – Times Online.

Much as I sympathise with the Brigadier’s annoyance, I have to say he was foolish to accept a caution. He now has a criminal record for carrying an offensive weapon. If caught in such a situation, you should insist on being charged or released and have – if charged – your day in court. And you should also insist, as this over-confident retired officer did not, on having your solicitor present for your interview.

By the way, his fingerprints and DNA are now permanently stored by the police.

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    james higham

    True and what you say is what he should have done. But it’s easier for us to talk – the caution may have seemed the softest way out for an older man. I think we try to avoid unpleasantness if we can.

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Tom is a retired international lawyer. He was a partner in a City of London law firm and spent almost twenty years abroad serving clients from all over the world.

Returning to London on retirement in 2011, he was dismayed to discover how much liberty had been lost in the UK while he was away.

He’s a classical liberal (libertarian, if you must) who, like his illustrious namesake, considers that

“…government even in its best state is but a necessary evil; in its worst state an intolerable one.”

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