The rights of the individual are paramount except when brought into conflict with the many.
I am amazed that, with today's nanny state, big brother and the steady flow of junk mail, neighbouring police forces do not talk to each other.
Surely information is held for a good reason yet the likes of Ian Huntley and now Robert Wells slip through.
Why isn't this information available on a central computer for each county to make its own judgement?
-Keith Patmore, Hove
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