Courts and bug product

[Nicholas Bohm]

Dave Howe wrote:
> Nicholas Bohm wrote:
>> "It seems unlikely that, in 2005 or 2006, the Wilson Doctrine was the 
>> focus of much, if any, discussion in police canteens and, even if it 
>> had been, there would be no reason for these officers to believe it 
>> was applicable to the surveillance on which they were engaged."
>>
>> This of course avoids the question of whether, in canteens or 
>> elsewhere, the practice of not monitoring MPs was or ought to have 
>> been known to the relevant officers.
> 
> I am more concerned about the fact that apparently ignorance of the law 
> *is* a valid defence, provided you are inside the tent...

The "Wilson Doctrine" was never law at all, and didn't apply to 
"physical" bugging as distinct from telephone interception, so this 
isn't really a case in point.

Nicholas
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