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02/16/2006:

"Making bad law worse"

Creating a new offence of 'glorifying terrorism' is hypocritical and a threat to legitimate debate.

In the original draft of the terrorism bill, glorification of terrorism was a new stand-alone criminal offence. After widespread condemnation and ridicule that it would be unworkable the government did not abandon it, but tacked it on as part of another new offence of indirect encouragement of terrorism. It is part and parcel of the over-the-top government approach to legislation in this area that vague new transgressions which are not viable on their own are being stuck on to other offences to shore them up.
guardian.co.uk