First they came for the geeks. (With apologies to Pastor Niemöller )

Are you an IT or communications worked?
Do you take the Tube?
Do you sometimes carry a laptop in a backpack? Maybe wear a jacket when other people aren't because you misjudged the weather?
Do you read while waiting for the tube instead of staring at advertising billboards?

Then you may be arrested, detained, and have your house searched and possessions kept, as happened to this Guardian journalist. Something similar (but not as drastic) happened to a friend, Earle, recently, and a colleague, Alex, said he was accused of being a spy by the internal security forces recently, based on his travels or something.

This is all getting a bit fucked up if you ask me. (And some of you still ask me why I don't take the tube...)


(Link from chiselwright)