The truth will be told

[Barrel of Fun]

Journalists are being restricted from the info they're allowed to know and release. It's not uncommon for journalists to have their laptops confiscated from officials at airports.

I'm genuinely interested to know about that. I would imagine that journalists are restricted to some extent, as a matter of security. Where is this documented about laptop confiscations?

 

[The Truth]

Are they? What all of them? I like your last statement though, very vague and non specific much like most of everything else you post I have to say.

What's with the analytical boring bullshit? Do you copy and paste what other users type at me too?
Here's one example, it's from the BBC so it must be true right?
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23776243

 

[The Truth]

I'm genuinely interested to know about that. I would imagine that journalists are restricted to some extent, as a matter of security. Where is this documented about laptop confiscations?

http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/18/edward-snowden-journalists-partner-detained-under-terror-laws-3928895/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23776243 (this one mentions electronic equipment)

What are your thoughts?

 

[BadFish]

I thought I was on your ignore list? I'm sure you stated this publicly too.

 

[The Truth]

It's a scary thought that you claim to be a school teacher! Children teaching children, proof this system wont work.

 

[BadFish]

It's a scary thought that you claim to be a school teacher! Children teaching children, proof this system wont work.

 

[Titanic]

Did you miss the Tiger bit?

I quite liked that.

 

[The Truth]

I quite liked that.

It was a Lion not a tiger. Glad you liked it though.

The last 2 sentences couldn't be more true, look at the responses since!

 

[The Truth]

I'm genuinely interested to know about that. I would imagine that journalists are restricted to some extent, as a matter of security. Where is this documented about laptop confiscations?

Now I've documented to you what you are 'genuinely interested' in. Any chance of answering my earlier question I asked you?
Why do you think Mainstream news is so much more reliable?

A debate or discussion isn't just about asking questions.

 

[beorhthelm]

http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/18/edward-snowden-journalists-partner-detained-under-terror-laws-3928895/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23776243 (this one mentions electronic equipment)

What are your thoughts?

my thought is that you are taking one single instance, where btw the authorities knew someone was in contact with someone known to be holding sensitive information, and extrapolating that out to being "not uncommon". when evidently it is uncommon otherwise there wouldnt be such a furore about that incident. you cant claim that it goes on all the time unreported, as this is evidence it is reported. and your statement is a contradiction anyway, if journalists are restricted they would know not to release sensitive information, so confiscation would be unnecessary.

whats next?

 

[The Truth]

my thought is that you are taking one single instance, where btw the authorities knew someone was in contact with someone known to be holding sensitive information, and extrapolating that out to being "not uncommon". when evidently it is uncommon otherwise there wouldnt be such a furore about that incident. you cant claim that it goes on all the time unreported, as this is evidence it is reported. and your statement is a contradiction anyway, if journalists are restricted they would know not to release sensitive information, so confiscation would be unnecessary.

whats next?

So are you claiming this was just a one off? If so, what makes you so sure this has never happened before or since?

 

[Gullflyinghigh]

It was a Lion not a tiger. Glad you liked it though.

The last 2 sentences couldn't be more true, look at the responses since!

It says Tiger?

 

[symyjym]

So why did you want me to translate and summarise the picture below in one sentence then?
Don't give me your "I like a debate" crap. You like to play the role of the devils advocate, simply because that's the only way you know how to debate. You don't research any of this stuff but yet you debate it like you know best. The making of a moron.

When you debate, is t

Rubbish I do investigate and I form an opinion. Example Sandy Hook & the Boston bombing looked staged and I believe that no one was killed or wounded.

So don’t give me your BS about what I should or should not believe or trust, you have not got a clue about my opinion because you don’t want to hear what it is.

You clearly didn't bother to read my last post because you are too wrapped up in your own mind.

What are you arguing about again

 

[theonesmith]

Journalists are being restricted from the info they're allowed to know and release. It's not uncommon for journalists to have their laptops confiscated from officials at airports.

http://metro.co.uk/2013/08/18/edward-snowden-journalists-partner-detained-under-terror-laws-3928895/

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-23776243 (this one mentions electronic equipment)

What are your thoughts?

You said it was 'not uncommon'.

Yes there was the well documented occurrence of laptop confiscation around the leaking of the Snowden documents - I accept that. Since then, there has been a reasonable level of debate around this in the public domain, reasonable because it has been unusual to have so much input from the intelligence agencies.

However, statistically these isolated cases do not make it a common occurrence. If anything, the fallout from the confiscation of the laptop highlights that this isn't a common occurrence.

So statistically - where's the evidence that this is 'not an uncommon occurrence'?

 

[The Truth]

Rubbish I do investigate and I form an opinion. Example Sandy Hook & the Boston bombing looked staged and I believe that no one was killed or wounded.

So don’t give me your BS about what I should or should not believe or trust, you have got a clue about my opinion because you don’t want to hear what it is.

You clearly didn't bothered to read my last post because you are too wrapped up in your own mind.

What are you arguing about again

Chill out. Your post completely contradicts your point.

 

[symyjym]

Chill out. Your post completely contradicts your point.

Remnd me what my point is

 

[Titanic]

It was a Lion not a tiger. Glad you liked it though.

The last 2 sentences couldn't be more true, look at the responses since!

It quite clearly says Tiger. Anyway, I thought it had a touch of the Cantona's about it.

 

[The Truth]

You said it was 'not uncommon'.

Yes there was the well documented occurrence of laptop confiscation around the leaking of the Snowden documents - I accept that. Since then, there has been a reasonable level of debate around this in the public domain, reasonable because it has been unusual to have so much input from the intelligence agencies.

However, statistically these isolated cases do not make it a common occurrence. If anything, the fallout from the confiscation of the laptop highlights that this isn't a common occurrence.

So statistically - where's the evidence that this is 'not an uncommon occurrence'?

Where's the evidence to prove it is an uncommon occurrence?

 

[beorhthelm]

So are you claiming this was just a one off? If so, what makes you so sure this has never happened before or since?

no, that would be a daft assumption to make from the information. i'm claiming that one highly publised incident doesn't mean it common, which is your claim.

 

[The Truth]

It quite clearly says Tiger. Anyway, I thought it had a touch of the Cantona's about it.

Sorry, my mistake Tiger not lion. Cantona? I'd go for Zidane world cup final.