Regina v Loveridge

[Tom Thomson]

>> -----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.

I think a better approach is to ensure that those reeponsible for the
obtaining of such material are prosecuted for their unlawful acts.  Perhaps
a rule that said the same penalty applies to them as to anyone convicted in
a trial where the material is used would be useful?

Tom