[EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote:
>
> David Honig wrote on Tue, 29 Aug 2000:
>
> > The fathers of the two babies, Jacques Robidoux, the sect's reputed
> > leader, and David Corneau, are among eight sect members who are behind
> > bars for refusing to cooperate in the investigation.
>
> One wonders what 'refusing to cooperate in the investigation' entails
> (sufficient to land one in jail.) Most states have laws against
> compulsory spouse-snitching.
Ah, but this is to protect the chiiiilllldren.
_Trying_ to tie this back to cypherpunks, one can be jailed for
contempt of court for refusing to decrypt computer files, even if he
is not a suspect or a defendant. Contempt isn't the same as refusing
to cooperate in an investigation, but that's the best tie-in I could
come up with after a bad night.
SRF
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Steve Furlong, Computer Condottiere Have GNU, will travel
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