NSW Police given broad powers to remove facial coverings

[Novistador]

[QUOTE=Sanius;30908350]do you even know what libertarianism or anarchism are[/QUOTE]

I know exactly what those things are.

[Dori]

[QUOTE=Novistador;30914813]I know exactly what those things are.[/QUOTE]

nah

[Jenkem]

[QUOTE=JLea;30907593]Funnily enough, the majority of complains come not from Muslims but Libertarians :rolleyes:[/QUOTE]

To be honest, they should be worried. It's these small, insignificant encroachments that, over time, add up to huge violations of your privacy and freedom. The objection is over the principle, not even necessarily the new powers.

[Novistador]

[QUOTE=Jenkem;30918166]To be honest, they should be worried. It's these small, insignificant encroachments that, over time, add up to huge violations of your privacy and freedom. The objection is over the principle, not even necessarily the new powers.[/QUOTE]

How is it an encroachment to any of your rights, if the police have the right to look at your face, should you be suspected of committing a crime.

If your commiting a crime you are violating or encroaching on the rights of others, and its the polices job to stop you, and in order to do that they need to know who you are.

It would be different if the law was "covering your face is illegal everywhere, the government has a right to know where you are and what your doing" (which is unfortunately the case in many other places) but observing the face of a suspected criminal is entirely different.

[Zeke129]

If the person has been arrested I agree with this, but I can't support giving the cops the ability to force anyone they want to surrender their anonymity
"suspected of committing a crime" is a power far too sweeping to give to the cops, it should read "detained" or something since you get special rights upon being detained

[Contag]

[QUOTE=Zeke129;30922714]If the person has been arrested I agree with this, but I can't support giving the cops the ability to force anyone they want to surrender their anonymity
"suspected of committing a crime" is a power far too sweeping to give to the cops, it should read "detained" or something since you get special rights upon being detained[/QUOTE]

Australians don't tend to be arrested at the time of the offense, unless they're being a real dickhead.