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Originally Posted by cashman
ya can argue till the cows come home so can i, but ive asked you twice now without response, would you cyfr put this to a referendum given the choice?
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No I wouldn't. In the same way I would not put the death penalty to referendum. As you can see from this thread a lot of people are being won over by emotive language about life and death. There is a huge risk of the public simply believing that this legislation only stops terrorists, guilty, murderers. If it did then there'd be no problem.
Decisions about liberty, that are so important, and could prove counter productive, should not be taken likely. It should be taken on evidence. If there is no evidence to increase detention, then there are only negative implications by doing so.