What if you didn't receive form, but you knew you were speeding. Would you go down the police station to report yourself?
Driver Notification forms for Mark! 5094Uno Hoo! Kev - the point is that the above is not the question. You've never received one, I received nine or ten NIPs. They all read along the lines of. "On...
If not, it's just different shades of grey -- you don't beleive the guilty are required to report themselves, yet they should incriminate themselves? snip -- at least we seem to be able to agree on something
You wouldn't go to the police station to report yourself if you droppped a bit of litter accidentally, or noticed you'd wandered over the speed limit though, would you?
I agree that someone who is guilty should admit to the offense. They might be innocent AND unaware of who committed the offense. Currently, by refusing to sign the form naming a driver, they are committing an offense. That is what I have a problem with.
The fact that this may allow guilty people to use the same excuse and refuse to sign the form simply means that this method of gathering evidence is flawed. i.e. asking people to incriminate themselves doesn't work.
Which, if they are gulity, is forcing them to admit guilt, is it not?
If they're not guilty, they can just say who was driving -- if they know. You can't tell the difference between someone who really doesn't know who was driving, and someone who knows but doesn't want to say. Thus the whole thing is a waste of time.
If someone is seen wearing clothes that appear to be mine (through some "uniquely" identifiable mark like a registration plate, which may not actually be unique) when near the scene of a burglary, what happens?
Do the police investigate and attempt to prove that that person was there through other means. Or do they contact me and require me to divulge who was wearing the clothes (with a penalty for refusing to answer)?
snip agreement
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