Re: wiki log of #dragonfly irc channel

[Bill Hacker <wbh@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>]

Joerg Sonnenberger wrote:
> On Fri, Mar 09, 2007 at 01:28:10AM +0000, Helge Rohde wrote:
> > Yeah, i would have thought so too. But apparently they do bend their rules 
> > when the see the need, atleast in Germany they *can* put you into jail until 
> > you tell them the passphrase and i have heard similar from other european 
> > countries.
>
> That's only partly true. First of all, without the consent of a judge,
> you can be put into jail only until the next day. Second, to keep you in
> prison they have to have enough evidence to warrant it. Third, you can
> not be forced to answer the questions.
>
> Joerg

Dream on, guys, dream on.....

'They have to...' have been much in the news of late for NOT doing what they 
allegedly 'have to'.

Bigtime.  And not just in the Yew-Ass-A, either.

And that's just what is public information.

But might we let this not-specifically-related-to-DragonFly thread sort of 
wander off to a more appropriate venue?

Of which there is no shortage.

Bill