Re: the police state cometh....

Fielder George Dowding wrote:
> Well, you mis-characterize the situation. I see it like the conviction
> of a Scottish Piper who was tried and convicted of treason (and
> subsequently hanged) after he was captured with the Scots who had taken
> Stirling Castle (about 1746 I think). His defense was that he was just a
> piper and not a combatant. The judge pointed out the Scots never went to
> war without pipers, thus, his presence amongst the Scots at Stirling
> Castle and his pipes was sufficient evidience that he was indeed guilty
> of treason.
>
> It was not the Great Scottish Highland Bagpipe that was convicted, but
> merely part of the evidence that convicted the possessor of the
> instrument. So, there is not criminal intent of having encryption
> software if one is not committing crimes.
>

But if you are accused of a computer crime then the presence of encryption
software counts against you, I don't like that at all. It's a double-edged sword
that I feel should stay sheathed for everyones sake.

Art

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