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"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
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"I try my best to make *all* my posts nice, even when I feel upset" -- Philippe Maquet
Originally posted by Max Habibi:
Don't worry, we're watching you....
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
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"I'm not back." - Bill Harding, Twister
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
Still when facing trial it would be nice to be presumed innocent until proven guilty.
[ July 01, 2004: Message edited by: Helen Thomas ]
Originally posted by KR Campbell:
Whereabouts in Europe is there a presumption of guilt? Just so I can plan my holidays better.
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
KR Campbell : I assume you are from the US.
[ July 02, 2004: Message edited by: Helen Thomas ]
Originally posted by KR Campbell:
Verily, thou assumest wrong!
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Originally posted by Jim Yingst:
[b[JW]: The original title contains the word Illias which is the name of the main character
True if we consider the city of Troy (Ilium) to be a "character", I suppose.
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Originally posted by Warren Dew:
Helen Thomas:
For Brits interested in a comparison of U.S. law and British law, it may be interesting to read dissent I in this case, which traces some key bits of U.S. law back to British law.
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
"I'm not back." - Bill Harding, Twister
Originally posted by Jim Yingst:
Ilias was one of the heroes, like Odyseus (whose travels came to be remembered as the odysee or Odyseia in Greek).
Really? That's news to me. Does this character appear in the Iliad anywhere? I haven't read it yet, though I have read the Odyssey. I've got a copy of the Iliad here though, English translation by Robert Fagels. I can't find an "Ilias" character anywhere in the list of characters - the closest matches are Ilus and Ilioneus. Ilus was the grandfater of Priam, referenced in 10:481. Ilioneus was a very minor Trojan character, suffering a grisly death on Peneleos' spear about five lines after he was introduced in 14:572. Are you referring to one of those two? I don't know how reliable the line numbers are across different translations, but they may be useful.
Le Cafe Mouse - Helen's musings on the web - Java Skills and Thrills
"God who creates and is nature is very difficult to understand, but he is not arbitrary or malicious." OR "God does not play dice." - Einstein
Originally posted by Helen Thomas:
The differences are that in Europe:
adult witnesses are allowed to submit written statements as evidence witness allowed to give evidence to a court from which the defendant has been removed the prosecution lawyers are widely reported and give televised interviews during the trial
In England :
The defendant is presumed innocent until proven guilty the whole point of this judicial system is not to obtain convictions of the guilty but to prevent convictions of the innocent
Under a new European-wide arrest warrant anyone in Europe could be facing trial without the protection of an assumption of innocence that is the cornerstone of English law.
Britain's libel laws are almost the opposite of those in the United States. In Britain the burden of proof is on the defendant, with the law essentially assuming that a published statement is false and requiring proof that it is true. In the United States, however, if the plaintiff is a public figure, like Mr. Starr, he or she must prove both that what was reported was false and that the publisher either knew that or printed the statements with reckless disregard for their possible falsehood.
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