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But it can lock your ass in a cage for contempt. The law doesn't work like code. You don't get to go "Ha! I found a loophole if you read this in the strictest,

But it can lock your ass in a cage for contempt. The law doesn't work like code. You don't get to go "Ha! I found a loophole if you read this in the strictest, most literal sense!" You get a human who will read right past your bullshit and nail you to the cross.

garmaine 9y ago
If the keys are gone, the keys are gone. “I’m afraid I just don’t recall my recovery phrase, senator.”
- vageli 9y ago
  "I'm afraid I don't recall where I buried the money from the robbery, your honor." Somehow I think courts have dealt with this type of thing in the past.
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  - garmaine 9y ago
    yes, they have: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_...
- DanBC 9y ago
  That just means you get jailed for contempt until you can persuade them that you actually can't remember the keys, and that you're not just trying to ignore the court order. That could be some years. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=8101209&page=1 http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=8101209&page=1 > A 73-year-old Philadelphia lawyer walked out of prison July 10 after serving 14 years for contempt of court -- the longest term ever served for contempt. > In a divorce proceeding in 1995 H. Beatty Chadwick said that he had lost his fortune of about $2.75 million and so could not make a significant financial settlement with soon-to-be ex-wife Bobbie.
- Spooky23 9y ago
  Judge: “No problem, we take cash.”
- greenshackle2 9y ago
  I guess you'll be paying in cash then!
mindslight 9y ago
This is frequently repeated. But it doesn't really describe how law works, but how courts work. There are plenty of powerful people who get off via such "loopholes", and plenty of powerless who get nailed up even though they are standing on straightforward legal reasoning.
- mieseratte 9y ago
  That's a pretty fair clarification. So long as you have a good enough lawyer, and a jury trial you could possibly get off on anything.

garmaine 9y ago

If the keys are gone, the keys are gone. “I’m afraid I just don’t recall my recovery phrase, senator.”

vageli 9y ago
"I'm afraid I don't recall where I buried the money from the robbery, your honor." Somehow I think courts have dealt with this type of thing in the past.
- deleted 9y ago
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- garmaine 9y ago
  yes, they have: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_States_Constitution https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fifth_Amendment_to_the_United_...
DanBC 9y ago
That just means you get jailed for contempt until you can persuade them that you actually can't remember the keys, and that you're not just trying to ignore the court order. That could be some years. http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=8101209&page=1 http://abcnews.go.com/2020/story?id=8101209&page=1 > A 73-year-old Philadelphia lawyer walked out of prison July 10 after serving 14 years for contempt of court -- the longest term ever served for contempt. > In a divorce proceeding in 1995 H. Beatty Chadwick said that he had lost his fortune of about $2.75 million and so could not make a significant financial settlement with soon-to-be ex-wife Bobbie.
Spooky23 9y ago
Judge: “No problem, we take cash.”
greenshackle2 9y ago
I guess you'll be paying in cash then!

mindslight 9y ago

This is frequently repeated. But it doesn't really describe how law works, but how courts work. There are plenty of powerful people who get off via such "loopholes", and plenty of powerless who get nailed up even though they are standing on straightforward legal reasoning.

mieseratte 9y ago
That's a pretty fair clarification. So long as you have a good enough lawyer, and a jury trial you could possibly get off on anything.