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Re: Laws about sex.... (was something else)
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lugnet.off-topic.debate
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Tue, 17 Jul 2001 00:02:26 GMT
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In lugnet.off-topic.debate, Duane Hess writes:
> If the crime never happened, then there is no reason for anyone to read it
> and your rights are protected. The minute a crime is committed, certain
> rights are forfeited (freedom for example).
This seems problematic. The minute a crime is committed, presumably they have
no idea whodunnit. So who exactly forfeits rights? And which ones?
I guess I disagree. Among our rights (which are not forfeited even as a
suspect) are due process. If a cop has a hunch that you were the murderer, he
can't barge into your home to check your journal. There has to be some reason
and a judge has to agree. And even then, certain rules have to be followed.
Chris
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| (...) What you are saying is very true. I was skipping over a whole lot of details (due process, search warrent, etc.) and going directly to the loss of certain rights as a convicted criminal. In jail, certain rights are removed or reduced. (At (...) (23 years ago, 17-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) <snip> (...) I can agree that if the writing was a breach of a predetermined parole condition, then he does deserve to be punished. If it was not, then I feel that it is an invasion of privacy which cannot be tolerated. The individual in the (...) (23 years ago, 16-Jul-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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