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Originally Posted by trublmaker
The biggest problem I have with this one was that they classified the computer as a "place" not a "thing" so they didn't have a warrant to search the computer saying it was basically like his house and they weren't allowed inside it. Now this to me is ######ed, despite the fact you have conclusive evidence of the scummery of this DB, the laws are there to protect the criminal. I think 25 years in the electric chair would work
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No they're really not. The law is there to protect innocent citizens, which Rafferty was until his conviction. Canada runs a common law system, which operates on the principle of stare decisis. You can't just pick and choose when you want the legal system to operate to the letter of the law. You end up with major legitimacy issues.