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UK Teen Arrested for "Anarchists' Cookbook" Possession

posted by John on Monday October 08, @10:29AM
from the freedom-to-plea dept.

From BBC News:

Anarchists' Cookbook", containing instructions on how to make home-made explosives.

Somehow the notion of printing decoy book covers seems less paranoid. Is this a case of legitimate profiling?
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Oh, please
(Score:2) by mdoneil (2301) <{lisnews} {at} {oneil.cx}> on Monday October 08, @03:24PM (#31283)
( http://oneil.cx/WP | Last Journal: Monday October 08, @03:47PM ) The kid can come over and read my copy if he wants. The book was published probably 02 years before he was born. I have a whole bunch of information that could be used for terrorist purposes -in my head. Although I don't go to the UK if I can avoid it. I have not been there except for work to to change planes in two decades.
He can also ready my Hayduke (Paladin Press) books if he wants. Of course since he is probably on some terrorist watch list he may have to drive over from the UK.
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Malicious Prosecution surely?
(Score:2) by opaqueentity (3388) on Tuesday October 09, @04:33AM (#31284) Unless they've got another reason to arrest him, in fact they must have something else on him to have done this.
The very fact that the book is available on Amazon is cause for the case to be dropped I would have said. [ Reply to This ]

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Oh, please

Malicious Prosecution surely?