Re:Our statement on the results of the Jacob Appelbaum inves...
by guelo on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @12:46PM
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You seem to want the accusers to somehow be held accountable, legally, but that's not how the judicial system works. If Applebaum wants to sue people for slander or whatever the system is available to him.
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Re:Our statement on the results of the Jacob Appelbaum inves...
by GrumpyYoungMan on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @01:00PM
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>You seem to want the accusers to somehow be held accountable, legally, but that's not how the judicial system works.
"The Confrontation Clause of the Sixth Amendment to the United States Constitution provides that "in all criminal prosecutions, the accused shall enjoy the right...to be confronted with the witnesses against him.
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The Confrontation Clause has its roots in both English common law, protecting the right of cross-examination, and Roman law, which guaranteed persons accused of a crime the right to look their accusers in the eye. "
Re:Our statement on the results of the Jacob Appelbaum inves...
by andrewfong on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @01:55PM
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Per its own text, the Confrontation Clause only applies to "criminal prosecutions", not to "stuff people say that doesn't make its way to a courtroom".