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You say it's not possible to imprison someone for an absolute liability offence. You also say it would be hard for a case like this to come to trial. Surely it
by k-mcgrady 9y ago
You say it's not possible to imprison someone for an absolute liability offence. You also say it would be hard for a case like this to come to trial. Surely it would still come to trial but the punishment would be something other than prison?
- cperciva 9y agoNo. An absolute liability offense is unconstitutional if the maximum penalty is incarceration; this can't be dodged by simply not asking for that penalty to be applied.