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Jim Henderson <nos### [at] nospam com> wrote:
> On Thu, 19 Mar 2009 17:42:21 -0400, Warp wrote:
> >> Ignorance is no excuse for breaking the law, though, and it's far, far
> >> better to err on the side of caution with something like this
> >
> > Hmm, exactly how is it illegal to make an assumption about the
> > legality
> > of someone's action in a certain country/state?
> It's not illegal to make the assumption. But if you make the assumption
> it's "safe" and it's illegal, you aren't going to catch a break - because
> ignorance of the law is no excuse for breaking it.
It was a rethorical question. I just wanted to point out that I said
nothing about whether it's a good idea to do it or not. My original point
was that people seem to always assume it's illegal without actually knowing
the actual laws of the place.
> > Ok, maybe if a lawyer did that and he is mistaken, he could get sued
> > for
> > malpractice or something.
> We're talking about two different things, I think.
I was just being sarcastic. I apologize.
> >>, lest you
> >> end up in jail for statutory rape with a bunch of people who REALLY
> >> don't like rapists. From what I hear, people convicted of that -
> >> especially when minors are involved - tend not to do very well in the
> >> general prison population.
> >
> > And if you really are innocent and convicted wrongly, tough luck.
> Welcome to the justice system in the USA....
I don't believe being beaten up in prison is part of the justice system.
Not the legal one, at least.
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- Warp
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