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Not in the UK - there is a crime of handling stolen goods - where you can be asked to prove the steps you took to ensure they aren't stolen, or risk forfiting t
by ljf 2y ago
Not in the UK - there is a crime of handling stolen goods - where you can be asked to prove the steps you took to ensure they aren't stolen, or risk forfiting the good and the money you made selling them. Hence why KYC is so important for pawn shops etc. here.
Another UK example - a boat maker made incredibly high powered speedboats - that happened to be very popular with drugs runners. How how was he supposed to know what would be done with them? But still they end up on the most wanted list: https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21291272.high-speed-boats-sold-drug-couriers/ https://www.eadt.co.uk/news/21291272.high-speed-boats-sold-d...
- rangestransform 2y agoit's incredibly authoritarian to have to affirmatively prove that one is not committing a crime to the government burden of proof should be squarely on the prosecution, period, end of story, don't force people to create evidence against themselves
- JumpCrisscross 2y ago> it's incredibly authoritarian to have to affirmatively prove that one is not committing a crime to the government Nit: it's oppressive and quasi totalitarian, not authoritarian.