'[My wife] said she wasn't prepared to give any names. She thought we were in trouble for selling them originally, but they said we weren't, and they just wanted to know who bought them. Apologies have followed and Wiltshire police say any information gathered has been securely and permanently disposed of. But what would have happened if the story had not been made public? Just how much information is stored about all of us? Is the UK a police state or not? "Shami Chakrabarti, director of human rights organisation Liberty, said the officers 'may have had good intentions, but the road to oppression is paved that way'." And "Emma Carr, director of Big Brother Watch, said: 'The Charlie Hebdo attack brought millions of people worldwide together to condemn those who seek to silence free speech through threats of intimidation and violence. 'This move by the police is entirely unacceptable. This sort of investigation would be understandable if a crime was being committed, but the fact is that they have requested information about people who have purchased a perfectly legal publication." Guardian Mail Online
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