On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 2:06 AM, Andy Isaacson <a...@hexapodia.org> wrote: > Miranda was a very different scenario than the Canadian PP case. > Confusing them is ... confusing. US vs UK, immigration vs transit, and > investigation vs political questioning.
There is no such thing as "political questioning" wrt. detentions above. > So yes, I'd agree you should understand the relevant laws better if you > want to understand... That was a figure of speech - I actually meant for someone who knows the subject to explain whether remaining silent is a viable strategy or not in such cases. I didn't suggest for bored people to write obvious replies. > Miranda was held under a law which appears to make it a separate crime > to refuse to answer the questions. If you take what journalists write for granted, perhaps. [1, 18(2)]: "A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall be liable on summary conviction to— (a) imprisonment for a term not exceeding three months, (b) a fine not exceeding level 4 on the standard scale, or (c) both." [1, 2(1)]: "An examining officer may question a person to whom this paragraph applies for the purpose of determining whether he appears to be a person falling within section 40(1)(b)." [2, 40(1)(b)]: "“terrorist” means a person who— [...] (b) is or has been concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts of terrorism." [1, 5(a)]: "A person who is questioned under paragraph 2 or 3 must— (a) give the examining officer any information in his possession which the officer requests" So in UK, it could be fine to ignore or answer with: "I do not have such information in my possession" or "I am not a terrorist" to any but simplest questions. > This has nothing to do with the linked article. That's why I referred to a "common theme", please pay attention next time. [1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/7 [2] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/section/40 -- Maxim Kammerer Liberté Linux: http://dee.su/liberte -- Liberationtech is a public list whose archives are searchable on Google. Violations of list guidelines will get you moderated: https://mailman.stanford.edu/mailman/listinfo/liberationtech. Unsubscribe, change to digest, or change password by emailing moderator at compa...@stanford.edu.
