Fallout

I've been shooting my mouth off over at Newley.com regarding the Fourth Amendment and the use of red light cameras in the United States. Back here in Australia, the government is dealing with its own scandal involving the violation of the rights of its citizens - specifically the fallout from the 2001 "accidental" deportation of Alvarez Solon, an Australian citizen (see my earlier comments here). An investigative report of the incident was recently released. Immigration Minister Amanda Vanstone, has washed her hands of the affair, but one senior official has retired, and two others are likely to face disciplinary action. Apparently, there have been 20 other instances of Australian citizens being wrongfully detained for immigration violations (perhaps the gov needs some clarification of the term "citizen").