OOPS. I forgot to answer the second point. In Australia, as in Britain, a person most certainly ~is~ innocent until proven guilty. I can't imagine why you'd think otherwise (more unreliable sources perhaps). One episode of "Rumpole of the Bailey" would probably teach you more about British law than a year of reading checkout tabloids.
Regards, Anthony Farr ----- Original Message ----- From: "Anthony Farr" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Kent Gittings" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > (snip) > > .... I was wondering > > how the average Aussie perceives the latest police regs I saw posted > from > > Australia. Seems to me here at least we would be up in arms if our > > government was given the police powers that yours are given. I realize > a lot > > of it is based on English law (guilty until proven innocent) and not > > American law (innocent until proven guilty). > > > (snip) > > Where was that posted? I'm not aware of any significant new law re guns > but laws come and go all the time so who knows. > > Anyway, you should take these reports with a grain of salt, I recall > that pre the last US election your National Rifle Association ran a > campaign with a reference to Australian laws that was a total beatup. > Complete crap. Absolute BS. Lies. Not a true and correct account of > the facts. Do you get my drift? > > We Aussies have a good laugh when we hear "News From Australia" as > reported by some of your racier National Enquirer type tabloids. The > crocodile hunter is a quasi-comical stereotype meant to entertain as > much as to educate. Enjoy the joke :) > > Regards, > Anthony Farr - This message is from the Pentax-Discuss Mail List. To unsubscribe, go to http://www.pdml.net and follow the directions. Don't forget to visit the Pentax Users' Gallery at http://pug.komkon.org .
