[liberationtech] Open Letter To US Customs

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While I am not sure what you two are getting at,I think I should clear up
the fact that I am a citizen of the United States... And this happened on
us soil

Travis McCrea +1(206)552•8728
Pirate Party of Canada
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sorry for inappropriate words which may get injected into my email as it is
being sent from my mobile.
On Sep 5, 2013 8:26 PM, "Maxim Kammerer" <mk at dee.su> wrote:

> On Fri, Sep 6, 2013 at 2:06 AM, Andy Isaacson <adi at hexapodia.org> wrote:
> > Miranda was a very different scenario than the Canadian PP case.
> > Confusing them is ... confusing.  US vs UK, immigration vs transit, and
> > investigation vs political questioning.
>
> There is no such thing as "political questioning" wrt. detentions above.
>
> > So yes, I'd agree you should understand the relevant laws better if you
> > want to understand...
>
> That was a figure of speech - I actually meant for someone who knows
> the subject to explain whether remaining silent is a viable strategy
> or not in such cases. I didn't suggest for bored people to write
> obvious replies.
>
> > Miranda was held under a law which appears to make it a separate crime
> > to refuse to answer the questions.
>
> If you take what journalists write for granted, perhaps.
>
> [1, 18(2)]: "A person guilty of an offence under this paragraph shall
> be liable on summary conviction to— (a) imprisonment for a term not
> exceeding three months, (b) a fine not exceeding level 4 on the
> standard scale, or (c) both."
> [1, 2(1)]: "An examining officer may question a person to whom this
> paragraph applies for the purpose of determining whether he appears to
> be a person falling within section 40(1)(b)."
> [2, 40(1)(b)]: "“terrorist” means a person who— [...] (b) is or has
> been concerned in the commission, preparation or instigation of acts
> of terrorism."
> [1, 5(a)]: "A person who is questioned under paragraph 2 or 3 must—
> (a) give the examining officer any information in his possession which
> the officer requests"
>
> So in UK, it could be fine to ignore or answer with: "I do not have
> such information in my possession" or "I am not a terrorist" to any
> but simplest questions.
>
> > This has nothing to do with the linked article.
>
> That's why I referred to a "common theme", please pay attention next time.
>
> [1] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/schedule/7
> [2] http://www.legislation.gov.uk/ukpga/2000/11/section/40
>
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