That excellent and vital documentary, Taking Liberties, unfortunately unseen by most of its target audience as its UK distribution deal restricted it to out-of-town multiplexes and the ungrateful popcorn masses, has a worthy successor in 'Ludicrous Diversion', a new 20 minute film, which you can see at:
http://video.google.co.uk/videoplay?docid=-4943675105275097719
Although it's basically about the London Bombings, it goes on to cover the moves made by the State and police using 7/7 as an excuse for yet more incursions into our liberties.
The self-interested behaviour of the police is documented back to the torture of the Birmingham Six, Guildford Four and others, to extract false confessions on the basis of which they were imprisoned for the most precious years of their lives, and the list of new police powers is examined in depth. One particularly interesting point is that officers are now permitted to arrest you only to ascertain your name.
I should add that I write as a witness to the fabrication by police officers of a spurious 'lost' CCTV recording, which appeared to exonerate an 'interested party' from criminal activity. I have also watched as officers committed acts of daring, nay, death-defying acts of perjury. There is hardly any need for further comment from me; the film says it all quite succinctly.
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