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originally posted by: icura7
We no longer need man made, corrupt, linguistic instruments to mimic what is already happening spiritually to anyone who even so much as THiNKS of committing a crime, an instantaneous life sentence is created.
Does this interpretation of the law have any validity? "Absolutely not. Absolutely none at all," says barrister, law blogger and lecturer Carl Gardner says. "It's a kind of brew of pseudo-legal ideas. It's the equivalent of thinking Harry Potter is science."
Regardless of who funded it, the campaign has won attention for a hitherto fringe theory. David Allen Green, the legal commentator and solicitor at Preiskel & Co LLP who blogs as Jack of Kent, says it is "complete tosh" and warns people against relying on it in court. He adds: "It is nothing about law, and it is not harmless. Taking this daftness seriously can be legally dangerous. If people try to use such things to avoid their legal obligations they can end up with county court judgments or even criminal convictions. You may as well walk into court with a t-shirt saying 'I am an idiot'."
originally posted by: Kester
a reply to: YarlanZey
These people you've quoted depend on belief that statutes are Law for their salary. They'll say any old tosh for the dosh.
originally posted by: SprocketUK
a reply to: Azureblue
What was his name and that of the court? I'd like to look it up.
originally posted by: teapot
Courts ordered his immediate release. He then was happy to speak with his court appointed lawyer. The guy ended up making a mint in compensation for his wrongful arrest and subsequent imprisonment.
originally posted by: hellobruce
originally posted by: SprocketUK
a reply to: Azureblue
What was his name and that of the court? I'd like to look it up.
How do you look up something that never happened?
originally posted by: teapot
a reply to: hellobruce
This all happened in Norfolk and if you want to be so naïve as to think any FOI request