Dr Zoidberg wrote:
> Maria wrote:
> 
> > http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/uk/6261791.stm
> > 
> > Violent offender 'Asbos' planned
> > 
> > The government is planning "behaviour orders" for people considered to
> > be at risk of committing a violent crime.
> > 
> 
> 
> "If there's evidence that you could commit a violent offence in the future,
> proper evidence of that proved in a court, then why shouldn't you be
> restrained from committing that violent offence. "
> 
> Well that violent offence is already against the law. Are the sort of people
> they have in mind likely to suddenly be less violent because it's now
> against a *different* law?
> 
> 
> 
> "We are willing to do it relation to Anti-social Behaviour Orders, why not
> in relation to other sorts of offences as well."
> 
> Because in the case of ASBOs they *have* already committed these types of
> actions and are having it re-iterated that they shouldn't do so.
> The proposed law seems to be "we think you might commit a crime"

The use should be extended to economic crimes.  Then it might be handy 
to get such an order for each politician.  They do often appear to 
commit crimes.