On Sun, 3 Apr 2011 11:48:13 +0100 MFPA <[email protected]> articulated:
> Isn't it a fairly standard maxim that "ignorance of the law is no > defence?" http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ignorantia_juris_non_excusat <quote> Ignorantia juris non excusat or ignorantia legis neminem excusat (Latin for "ignorance of the law does not excuse" or "ignorance of the law excuses no one") is a legal principle holding that a person who is unaware of a law may not escape liability for violating that law merely because he or she was unaware of its content. In the United States, exceptions to this general rule are found in cases such as Lambert v. California (knowledge of city ordinances) and Cheek v. United States (willfulness requirement in U.S. federal tax crimes). </quote> See also: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Plausible_deniability -- Jerry ✌ [email protected] _____________________________________________________________________ Disclaimer: off-list followups get on-list replies or get ignored. Please do not ignore the Reply-To header. _______________________________________________ Gnupg-users mailing list [email protected] http://lists.gnupg.org/mailman/listinfo/gnupg-users
