Rick Moen wrote:
Quoting Rohan McLeod (rhn@jeack.com.au):
(Remember, if the kindly gentlemen of the constabulary ask you why you like privacy, the canonical rejoinder before referring them to your attorney, is to ask if any of their windows at home have drapes, and why.) Since we live in a time of great controversy regarding the trade-off between privacy and national security; it seems to me the question should be: " Justify to me, precisely why you need to know ' this', in terms of your legislated task ? "; .rather than me needing to justify why I want privacy !. Far be it from me to criticise, but I personally think my own way of making the point is more stylish. ...... Just one of my many deficiencies ! :- | ...................... snip So, asking a peace officer to explain something to you is often pointless, as you may be told something either accidentally or consciously at odds with reality. There is also the possibility that they will take umbrage at questions, they simply don't understand ?
Fortunately, in same nationstate, it is always lawful to tell an officer 'If you claim I _must_ answer that question, I'm sure you won't mind my having that claim verified by a magistrate in the presence of my attorney. Yes; this was more what I had in mind; rather than causing unnecessary irritation, to those admirable enforcers of the ways of righteousness on the ungodly ! Unfortunately 'magistrates' who can adjudicate such a claim by for example the NSA, CIA ; or if one lives in Victoria ASIO or ASIS; would seem currently somewhat thin on the ground !
regards Rohan McLeod