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Showing posts with label It may not be a fair cop - but you're still nicked. Show all posts
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Tuesday, July 03, 2007

It may not be a fair cop - but you're still nicked


Head of Legal has posted the ECtHR case involving the drivers who were caught speeding and claimed that self incrimination breached their human rights.

The principle is that nobody is required to self incriminate themseleves on the basis that it is up to the prosecution to prove its case. The problem here is that speed cameras are only capable of identifying the vehicle but not identifying the driver. So, the law is changed to accommodate technology that is not really up to the job.