>> Which, fortunately, isn't that complicated.
> 
> You call yourself stupid, and you think proving that digital signatures 
> work isn't that complicated?

I didn't say *proving it works* is easy. I said explaining *what it 
does* is easy.

> O J Simpson.  One counter-example disproves "provably impossible".
> 
> And no, the police (in the US at least) don't control all the evidence 
> or what shows up in the courtroom. If the cop says (real example) that 
> you attacked him in the elevator, and the video tape from the elevator 
> camera shows the cop punching you first, chances are you'll get off.

If one cop says you hit him, and everybody else follows the evidence, 
you should be OK. If the entire judicial system actively tries to frame 
you, there is no hope. The police can edit the video tape, alter the 
medical reports, hire witnesses... you can't beat that.

Still, as I understand it, in the American justice system, whoever has 
the biggest wallet wins, regardless of minor details like "evidence"...

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