Your timing on starting this post is serendipitous.
I had planned to start a thread based on the following book ban by a Portugal Judge:
http://news.sky.com/skynews/Home/World-New...rtugese_Judge__It appears that the Judge's book ban applies (somehow) across Europe and not just in Portugal.
I am not familiar with civil rights and liberties in Europe, but I have read items (e.g. stories about legal stops and searches and this book ban) which make me wonder about civil liberties across the pond.
For what it's worth, we have a problem with mall cops here, too.
And we now have "Free Speech Zones" when royalty (usually POTUS) is in town for a visit.