"In the USA though, and in other places, I'm not so sure what statue would come into effect." Contempt of court, I would think.
Aka the judge gets to jail you for an indetermined length of time with no due process. On 2/20/08, SafeBoot Simon <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > True, but that's a different but very much related question - can a > court hold someone prisoner for refusing to give incriminating > evidence? I suppose they would have to prove beyond reasonable doubt > that he did indeed know the information first (to justify the contempt > charge), then they would have to satisfy whatever local law gave him > the right not to incriminate himself. > > There's a big difference between "Your Honour, I forget", and "I know, > but don't feel compelled to tell you". > > In the UK, I believe RIPP gives a structured penalty for failing to > disclose passwords etc - up to two years if I remember right. In the > USA though, and in other places, I'm not so sure what statue would > come into effect. > > > On Feb 19, 2:53 pm, "Dean, James" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > > Is torture legal in the USA at the moment? > > > > I don't know. But, holding him for contempt of court is. > > > > _______________________________________________ > > FDE mailing list > > [EMAIL PROTECTED]://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde > > _______________________________________________ > FDE mailing list > FDE@www.xml-dev.com > http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde > -- 09 F9 11 02 9D 74 E3 5B D8 41 56 C5 63 56 88 C0 _______________________________________________ FDE mailing list FDE@www.xml-dev.com http://www.xml-dev.com/mailman/listinfo/fde
