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[Adam Todd]

Machine or no machine, if you accept the Willie Brigitte accusations, you 
have to wonder about Australian Culture.

Apparently, the first Telegram from France DST to ASIO was on a Friday 
night asking that the whereabouts of WB be identified and he be 
monitored.  Nothing happened until the following Monday.

The second one, again on a Friday Night October long weekend, was an URGENT 
HE IS DANGEROUS message and ASIO did nothing until the Tuesday.

Now this is the issue I have.  If a person is "dangerous" (and I speak from 
experience in this area) then why was nothing done on the Friday?

According to the AG and ASIO Chief, it was a public holiday long 
weekend.  He was no more dangerous on the Friday than he was on the Tuesday.

Take that however you wish.

Bottom line is, that Humans and Machines can BOTH get it wrong and are the 
weakness in the fabric of security.  But together, assuming that the Humans 
are in fact intelligent enough (cough) then the machines and humans can 
work to a good resolution.

Problem is, most Humans in Law Enforcement aren't very intelligent.  In my 
experience anyway (and that's a fair bit now in a range of areas.)

So as a species we have a LONG LONG way to go.