In a forward thinking and liberal society, you have to accept that freedom is a balance and that there is quite clearly a public and a private sphere. I think filming or bugging someone is wrong and indeed it is an illegal act in itself. So why haven't the NotW been prosecuted? They argue it could affect investigative journalism - well yes, it could - but then if this story generally was in the public interest then I don't think most people would have an issue with it.
Liberty is a multi-faceted thing. Should the press have liberty to report what goes on behind closed doors or should I have the liberty to expect that my private life is my own? Considering these newspapers are the very ones that thunder against ID cards, DNA databases and the Government intruding into peoples' private lives by tapping phones and monitoring emails, their stance is entirely hypocritical to me. I have a bigger problem with this than anything else.
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Re: It's called "sleeze"
Date: 2008-07-27 09:40 pm (UTC)Liberty is a multi-faceted thing. Should the press have liberty to report what goes on behind closed doors or should I have the liberty to expect that my private life is my own? Considering these newspapers are the very ones that thunder against ID cards, DNA databases and the Government intruding into peoples' private lives by tapping phones and monitoring emails, their stance is entirely hypocritical to me. I have a bigger problem with this than anything else.