Remaining Consistent – The Truth Hurts

From the BBC News;

Blogger arrests hit record high

“More bloggers than ever face arrest for exposing human rights abuses or criticising governments, says a report.

Since 2003, 64 people have been arrested for publishing their views on a blog, says the University of Washington annual report.”

Those of us who currently have the freedom to write ought to remain grateful even in the face of the destruction of privacy laws, net neutrality, freedom of speech, etc. Try this on…

“More than half of all the arrests since 2003 have been made in China, Egypt and Iran, said the report.”

Arrested for blogging to expose “corruption in government, abuse of human rights or suppression of protests. They criticised public policies and took political figures to task.” Imagine? So that a select “few” can live a lifestyle of waste and opulence, without regard to humanity.

Crooks and Liars and HuffPo might want to pay attention to this;

“arrests tended to increase during times of “political uncertainty”, such as around general elections or during large scale protests.”

There’s a lawless administration somewhere that can’t be trusted… especially with the truth!