William Robb wrote: > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "P. J. Alling" > Subject: Re: Another attempt to demonize photographers > > >> In the US, in fact I'd say North America generally, the phrase "for >> the >> children" , seems to have become magic words to use to trample >> liberties, pass and enforce laws of dubious merit, and extract money >> from peoples wallets and bank accounts with little or no anesthesia, >> not >> matter the what the pain. >> > > In some regards you are better off than us at the moment, in other ways > not. > We don't have a First Ammendment protection up here, though it appears > sometimes that you lot don't either. > > What we are seeing is harrassment prosecutions, where the Crown probably > knows it can't win the case, but goes ahead anyway, knowing that even if > they lose, they win. > The plaintiff's life gets ruined, the prosecuter pulls a paycheck. > > William Robb >
Actually we do have a first ammendment equivalent, however there is one exception in ours, 'Hate Speech', which is sadly a constitutional exception. -Adam -- PDML Pentax-Discuss Mail List PDML@pdml.net http://pdml.net/mailman/listinfo/pdml_pdml.net
