Britain’s anti-terror laws are a ‘complete mess’
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By Katie Engelhart, VICE
At the tail end of last weekend, Londoners were given yet another reason not to want to go to work in the morning – the fear of being blown up on their morning commute. A hoax text message, purportedly from the Metropolitan police, was doing the rounds, claiming that ‘every single police officer in the Met’ had been called into work at 4AM to deal with ‘a terror threat’ on the tube. A lot of people saw the text for the bullsh*t that it was, but for those who did believe it, perhaps the hoax rang true because of the dread vibes emanating from Westminster recently.
The text came just two days after the UK raised its terror level from ‘severe’ to ‘substantial.’ On Monday, Prime Minister David Cameron announced plans to bulk up counter-terror measures in Britain. The plan would enable police to confiscate the passports of suspected terrorists. It would also, controversially, and maybe illegally, extend Terrorism Prevention and Investigation Measures (TPIMs), w...
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