Ruling on RIPA self-incrimination

[David Hansen]

On 15 Oct 2008 at 11:01, Charles Lindsey wrote:

> The only thing new since then is that the penalty in the case of terrorist  
> offences has been upped to 5 years. So these guys have to decide whether  
> it is in their interest to accept a possible 5-year penalty in order to  
> avoid an even longer sentence for terrorism.

Alleged "terrorists".

However, this stuff also allows to people who have done nothing wrong, 
but are being maliciously picked on by the police or others, to be 
intimidated into revealing something embarrassing (which the police 
will then leak to the mass media).





-- 
  David Hansen, Edinburgh 
 I will *always* explain revoked encryption keys, unless RIP prevents 
me   
http://www.opsi.gov.uk/acts/acts2000/00023--e.htm#54