tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post8867138840901393174..comments2024-03-26T13:27:26.499+00:00Comments on Zelo Street: Miranda – Journalism Is Now TerrorismTim Fentonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00726447899972084146noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4433144336299288135.post-54028977829607736212014-02-19T17:05:58.971+00:002014-02-19T17:05:58.971+00:00There is another angle on this case that has MUCH ...There is another angle on this case that has MUCH wider (if less serious) implications.<br /><br /><br />Miranda claimed the action was illegal, the court decided it was legal. Black and white, yes - no.<br /><br />If it had been possible for him to make a claim of "cynical abuse of statutory powers" what would the result have been?<br /><br /><br />This may have been an extreme case but messing people about whilst staying just inside the law goes on all over the place every day. Maybe it's time we had a simple law (so simple that it can't be messed with) that allows a ruling on not just whether an action was legal but also on whether it was genuine in intent. Not just for the police - many Civil Servants and Local Government officials would be nervous wrecks as well.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />SteveBnoreply@blogger.com