Comment on Right-wing blogger questioned under anti-terror laws at Edinburgh Airport

• Shadow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  Houston, who says he is a member of Restore Britain, has not been arrested or charged, but police confirmed his electronic devices were seized.

  Not being charged with anything but still having your devices seized, is kinda BS.

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  • Naich@piefed.world ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It’s pretty normal if you are being investigated by the police. It’s part of policing, is it not?

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    • Shadow@lemmy.ca ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

      It would require a warrant for police (at least here in Canada), phones contain a lot of highly personal data. Border guards have more authority but should still require some justification.

      Just because he’s a dirt bag Nazi doesn’t mean we should support taking his devices and searching them, without a disclosed reason behind it.

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