At 09:29 AM 4/20/02, John D. Giorgis wrote: >At 05:37 PM 4/18/02 -0400 Jon Gabriel wrote: > >Under United States law, ignorance is not an excuse. If you download an > >attachment that has a movie or a picture on it, even if you never access > it, > >you are considered a criminal who can be prosecuted. The charge will be > >possession of obscene materials, I think , although I'm not positive. > >I should point out that it is precisely for situations like these that we >have trial by jury of your peers in the United States. Sure, it might be >illegal by the letter of the law, but you still have to get a jury of your >peers to convict you.
Perhaps you should read up on seizure laws . . . -- Ronn! :) God bless America, Land that I love! Stand beside her, and guide her Thru the night with a light from above. From the mountains, to the prairies, To the oceans, white with foam� God bless America! My home, sweet home. -- Irving Berlin (1888-1989)
