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After looking at the Wikipedia page for Parallel Construction[1], there is a subsection about the UK, it mentioned that one could argue that parallel constructi

After looking at the Wikipedia page for Parallel Construction[1], there is a subsection about the UK, it mentioned that one could argue that parallel construction is now a concept that applies in the UK as of 2016. It then points to an article on The Register subtitled “Enshrining parallel construction in English law”[2]. It looks like Section 56(1) of the Investigatory Powers Act prohibits “any content of an intercepted communication” from being used in court. [1] https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction [2] https://www.theregister.com/2016/12/06/parallel_construction_lies_in_english_courts/ https://www.theregister.com/2016/12/06/parallel_construction...

tptacek 5y ago
The UK doesn't even have the exclusionary rule --- in fact, most countries don't. There's no need for "parallel construction" there.
- freeflight 5y ago
  The exclusionary rule ain't the only reason to engage in parallel construction. A whole long list of reasons can lead to that, a list that also includes criminal actions by the police itself.
- spoonjim 5y ago
  In many countries the parallel construction is to protect illegal police methods. They torture a criminal in an abandoned shed, or threaten to have his mother evicted, to get his list of associates. Then they cook up things like “fingerprints in a cheese photo” to make themselves seem very clever and also keep their methods concealed.
deegles 5y ago
There was an article[0] from 2018 about how the UK police monitor CCTV footage with "super recognisers" - people who have a way-above-average ability to remember and identify faces. Ostensibly, they would look at footage from previously captured crimes and then pick out the perpetrators by watching other footage. It just smells like a convenient source for parallel construction to me. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/11/super-recognisers-police-the-people-who-never-forget-a-face https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/11/super-recogn...

tptacek 5y ago

The UK doesn't even have the exclusionary rule --- in fact, most countries don't. There's no need for "parallel construction" there.

freeflight 5y ago
The exclusionary rule ain't the only reason to engage in parallel construction. A whole long list of reasons can lead to that, a list that also includes criminal actions by the police itself.
spoonjim 5y ago
In many countries the parallel construction is to protect illegal police methods. They torture a criminal in an abandoned shed, or threaten to have his mother evicted, to get his list of associates. Then they cook up things like “fingerprints in a cheese photo” to make themselves seem very clever and also keep their methods concealed.

deegles 5y ago

There was an article[0] from 2018 about how the UK police monitor CCTV footage with "super recognisers" - people who have a way-above-average ability to remember and identify faces. Ostensibly, they would look at footage from previously captured crimes and then pick out the perpetrators by watching other footage. It just smells like a convenient source for parallel construction to me. [0] https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/11/super-recognisers-police-the-people-who-never-forget-a-face https://www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2018/nov/11/super-recogn...