17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
Forgive me if this point has already been raised, but couldn't an objection to such laws be based on the protection against self-incrimination?
There is no such right in most (if not all) european countries. In France there is not even the presumption of innocence. The British Conservatives have recently passed a criminal justice Bill which abolishes the right to silence and most other protections for the defendant. They are busy writing another. That is not to say US politicians are any better. Congress is busily rolling back on all the protections they can. Got to fill those jails somehow you know. Phill