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So if I take a law, and secretly reinterpet it beyond reason, then do my best to prevent anyone from finding out my reinterpretation... then it's all good, no c

• MichaelBurge 10y ago
  As long as you can convince the prosecutor or jury you're not guilty, you can shoot someone on the street in plain sight with video evidence and get off free or without charges. It's up to the prosecutor whether he'll be persuaded by your elaborate scheme. I'm sure he's heard worse.
  • colejohnson66 10y ago
    > As long as you can convince the prosecutor or jury you're not guilty, you can shoot someone on the street in plain sight with video evidence and get off free or without charges. For those who don't know, this is called jury nullification.
    • thaumasiotes 10y ago
      For the jury it is. For the prosecutor it's called prosecutorial discretion. Being formally acquitted means you can't be charged later; this is not true of just not being prosecuted in the first place.
• rayiner 10y ago
  First, does the CSIS even provide for criminal charges? Second, what is a "beyond reason" interpretation of "strictly necessary?" Note that in the U.S. at least there is a "rule of lenity"--requiring ambiguous criminal statutes to be interpreted in favor of defendants. I assume there is something similar in Canadian law.