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its a fine line. There is a great fear of false positives from such inference. Let us imagine for a second that there is a legitimate reason for that water us
by Quarrelsome 10y ago
its a fine line. There is a great fear of false positives from such inference.
Let us imagine for a second that there is a legitimate reason for that water use that he doesn't wish to disclose because it would incriminate him for something else?
Hypothetically speaking if you were doing some grey-hat, "illegal" probing/hack at the time of a murder the police question you about; admitting to your actual activity could result in more time behind bars than a murder. If this activity was somehow vaguely recorded and correlated with an activity of the murderer then you have a serious problem.
- fixermark 10y ago"A legitimate reason for that water use that he doesn't wish to disclose because it would incriminate him for something else" is an odd definition of "legitimate." ;)
- lotsofpulp 10y agoJust because something is legally a crime doesn't mean it's not legitimate.
- panzagl 10y agoActually, that's exactly what it means.
- pdkl95 10y agoNo, it doesn't. Legitimacy (or ethics) is not derived from law (or the reverse). It's possible to be guilty of a crime (by the law) for legitimate reasons. These extenuating circumstances are improper generalizations or other imperfections in the law.
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- johnward 10y agoBut a protected right in the US.
- Quarrelsome 10y agoe.g. he needed to refill his secret swimming pool for his pet crocodile that he doesn't have a permit for. "legitimate".
- supergeek133 10y agoI can't refuse a valid search warrant on my apartment because something found within "might incriminate me" for something else. Take criminal cases where they find drugs in your system and use that to make it look like you're more apt to commit said crime.