... do; only the government is to blame for that. Law enforcement is not limited to police, however, courts themselves may impose fines and the like to protect the community - as seen with the Sydney hotelier receiving a $20,000 fine after the death of a patron who consumed excessive amounts of alcohol. Individual privacy, in respect to law enforcement, has been decreasing over time. It is a commonly known fact that Australia spies extensively on its own population, with tapping phone-conversations and data transfers commonplace - showing that protection of the community seems to be more important, at the expense of our individual privacy. Civil liberties are protected to an extent by the code which police must follow, which ensures that civil liberties are not diminished through such processes as police discretion - which considerably reduces the strain on police resources, through diverting attention away from petty crime. The need to provide adequate ...

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