[Gllug] Editors

[Bruce Richardson]

>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>> Original Message <<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<<

On 7/31/01, 12:05:11 PM, David Freeman <freemadi at yahoo.co.uk> wrote 
regarding Re: [Gllug] Editors:


>  --- Kieran Barry <kieran at esperi.demon.co.uk> wrote: > On Sun, 29 Jul
> 2001, Tom Gilbert wrote:
> >
> > > * David Freeman (freemadi at yahoo.co.uk) wrote:
> > > >  --- Tom Gilbert <tom at linuxbrit.co.uk> wrote: > * William
> > Palfreman
> > > > (william at palfreman.com) wrote:
> > The right to silence grew out of the huge disparity between the
> > resources of the police and prosecution on one hand, and the
> > defence on the other. (Note the past tense: it's gone.)

> Are you trying to tell me I know longer have the right to remain
> silent? please point me to where I can find out when I lost it?

You lost your right to unincriminating silence in the 1994 Criminal 
Justice and Public Order Act.  You can still be silent but a jury has 
the right to  convict you on the basis of it.  Assuming you get a jury 
trial, thanks to nice Mr Straw.

-- 

Bruce




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