Regina v Loveridge

[David_Biggins@usermgmt.com]

> -----Original Message-----
> From: Donald ramsbottom [mailto:donald@ramsbottom.co.uk]
> Sent: Thursday, May 03, 2001 06:51
> To: ukcrypto@chiark.greenend.org.uk
> Subject: Regina v Loveridge

> The only way to stop this sort of abuse is ensure that any 
> dodgy evidence
> is excluded from any trial, and even if the remaining evidence is
> "overwhelming" quash any conviction which is tainted by 
> "illegal" evidence.
> How can the state expect citizens to abide by its laws when it openly
> flouts them and gets away with it.? Real life I suppose, ho hum.

No.  The only way to stop this abuse is to make the use of such material
a specific offense, where the victim can sue and claim punitive (as
opposed to compensatory) damages directly from the person who made the
decision to submit it - personally, not as an office.