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There were different court cases in different states that ruled it did have to be handed over. As for whether or not someone genuinely lost it, I guess it would
by PrimeMcFly 3y ago
There were different court cases in different states that ruled it did have to be handed over. As for whether or not someone genuinely lost it, I guess it would be up to the particulars of that case if they were believed or not.
The UK has a rather scary law where even if you do genuinely lose it they just assume you are lying.
- kevincox 3y agoThe UK case is always what I assumed the main point of the right to remain silent was about. How can you compell someone to reveal something that you can't prove they know? Memory is fallible and it seems wrong to be incriminated since you forgot something or just never knew it in the first place. The extension of that is you can just always say "I don't know". So the right to remain silent is basically a shortcut to avoid this issue.
- gustavus 3y agoI mean ya but the UK has basically no civil rights at this point, where they throw you in jail for criticizing politicians.