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When / did he stop?


Well I assume he has to if the law comes into place, or he'd be breaking it.

I'm fine with the government tracking everything as long as it goes both ways. If this goes through, Turnbull shouldn't be able to so much as send a fucking Facebook poke without the population of Australia knowing it.


The police look down on speeding, but they are allowed to speed, go through red lights, etc. The law doesn't apply to the ones that make them, apparently.


> The law doesn't apply to the ones that make them, apparently.

The police do not make the law, their job is to enforce it, essentially a monopoly on violence. Sadly however, it is the case that the law often does not apply to politicians. All men are equal but some are more equal than others.


The police doesn't make the law.


I was referring to the police as an extension of the government.


Well I assume they're doing that while in pursuit of an individual or to get to the scene of a crime.


A little off-topic, but no, very often not.

At least in the Netherlands they have to turn on both lights and sirens before they are allowed to break traffic laws (such as passing red lights or speeding), but out of the 3 times I've driven on the highway near a cop car, twice they were speeding by quite a lot without being in any pursuit.

Of course it's an excellent way of speeding: stay behind the cop car at as great a distance as possible. They know where their colleagues are (or speed cameras) and they don't want to get caught breaking the law themselves.


Well I'm assuming that if Turnbull sends "a fucking Facebook poke" then its a matter of national security, and therefore not subject to surveillance


he hasnt, he's still a very active user of wickr.




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