She and Coz had talked at length about why she kept the stolen objects separate from the rest of her life: because using them would imply greed or self-interest, because leaving them untouched made it seem as if she might one day give them back, because piling them in a heap kept their power from leaking away.
The policeman involved told the police ombudsman's office he shot a man driving a stolen car in County Down because he believed his life was in imminent danger.
"The difference with biometrics and the reason it presents a substantial threat is that if your passport is stolen, the government can reissue you a new passport number and you can move on with your life, " he tells CNN.
They have voted themselves every benefit and right conceivable to man and, at the same time, stolen not only our rights and freedoms, but also to a great extent, our opportunities to create a better life for future generations.