A guy who worked for a YouTube comedian as a producer, and who allegedly was following a politician to public events and harassing him there, was arrested and charged with stalking. The "Fixated Persons Unit" has a broader mandate than purely terrorism offences, its mandate also extends to stalking and harassment of a "public office holder or internationally protected person, or other person/s nominated by the commissioner of police"
> So far, there's been no word from the "Law Enforcement Conduct Commission" on whether the arrest was lawful (hint: it wasn't)
LECC is unlikely to investigate an arrest while there is a pending criminal prosecution. For them to do so might be seen as interfering with the Court process.
I don't know if the arrest was legal or not. But the police unit which carried out the arrest is irrelevant to the question of its legality.
This is obviously only one side, but here it is: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OXtq4a8829g
They don't allow anonymous whistleblowing though, and all Tor traffic is blocked too.
It's all pretty much in line with "We say we're fighting corruption, but in reality Hell No... we have things in place to ensure it can't be stopped".
Their website [0] says: "Complaints can be anonymous", "You can provide information anonymously"
> and all Tor traffic is blocked too
They also accept complaints by email, snail mail, and fax. One could use an anonymous emailer to contact them (Mixmaster, Mixminion, etc) over email.
> It's all pretty much in line with "We say we're fighting corruption, but in reality Hell No... we have things in place to ensure it can't be stopped".
I think it is more likely that the blocking Tor is most likely caused by the thoughtless cookie-cutter implementation of government cybersecurity "best practices", combined with a generous helping of technological cluelessness, as opposed to any nefarious motive. Hanlon's razor is apposite.
They say this, but the actual anonymity is based on them actually knowing who you are (after some back and forth)... then not disclosing it.
That's not really being anonymous, just a make believe fantasy version.
Good luck with that!
Their complaint form doesn't support your claims about them.
[0] https://www.ibac.vic.gov.au/docs/default-source/complaint-fo...
If you're in any way unsure, then go and try it. After a while, you'll find out you're not anonymous, and are relying on them to provide anonymity. eg it's a fantasy
I didn't miss it. How can there be any "back and forth" if you fill out the form anonymously? They can't contact you for back and forth because you aren't giving them any contact details for that.
If you print the PDF form out and snail mail it, they can't find out who you are, unless they engage in some kind of forensic investigation (tracing the printer, DNA testing, etc). Or you could fill it out electronically and email it to them using an anonymous remailer.
> If you're in any way unsure, then go and try it. After a while, you'll find out you're not anonymous, and are relying on them to provide anonymity. eg it's a fantasy
Did you try?
As I said above, LECC isn't going to investigate the arrest of Langker while Langker's criminal prosecution is pending. In the event that Langker is acquitted or the prosecution otherwise discontinued, it is possible then that LECC will investigate. We can't judge LECC based on this episode because legally it is too early for it to be involved.
all this aside, how about some sympathy for innocents caught up in this unconstitutional dragnet? does the 4th amendment even exist anymore once the feds get involved?
Maybe the US could copy the idea?