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nrmis
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 Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2008 8:43 pm Post subject: Bailiffs get power to use force on debtors |
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| Quote: | The government has been accused of trampling on individual liberties by proposing wide-ranging new powers for bailiffs to break into homes and to use “reasonable force” against householders who try to protect their valuables.
Under the regulations, bailiffs for private firms would for the first time be given permission to restrain or pin down householders. They would also be able to force their way into homes to seize property to pay off debts, such as unpaid credit card bills and loans.
The government, which wants to crack down on people who evade debts, says the new powers would be overseen by a robust industry watchdog. However, the laws are being criticised as the latest erosion of the rights of the householder in his own home.
“These laws strip away tried and tested protections that make a person’s home his castle, and which have stood for centuries,” said Paul Nicolson, chairman of the Zacchaeus 2000 Trust, a London-based welfare charity. “They could clearly lead to violent confrontations and undermine fundamental liberties.” |
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http://www.timesonline.co.uk/tol/news/politics/article5375668.ece |
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fish5133
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The way the economy is shaping there will be a lot of homes they could break into.
Wonder if they have the same power in the US where guns are legal.
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Marigold
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I owe money...from my student loan and credit cards, but if they EVER and I mean EVER try and break into my home...they won't know what's hit them.
Remember what Mary Elizabeth Croft has to say:
http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=YHZTjTmrgjI&feature=channel
and that we can be FREE, we just need to be conscious of the fact and get smart. Something I'm working on.
Also here's an interesting video from TPUC.org where the Bailiffs pay Dan Hughes a nice littel visit, but don't expect him to be filming them etc:
http://www.tpuc.org/node/324 
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