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Tony Raven
Guest
Just zis Guy, you know? wrote:
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> I thought of addressing thatin the previous post, but thought the
> point was so obvious as to be superfluous. Apparently not.
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> While it is possible to proceed through the park without the
> consumption of alcohol, it is not possible to do so without moving.
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> Guy
True but we are not talking about how you ended up breaking the law but
whether not knowing you had broken it was a defence. You are travelling
and you know there is a speed limit, you are drinking and driving and
know there is a blood alcohol limit. If you transgress the limit in
either case its no good saying you didn't know you had crossed the line.
People seem to be hung up on "if I haven't got a speedo, I can't be
done for speeding" with a Smithian conviction. They are absolutely
totally and utterly wrong.
Tony
>
>
> I thought of addressing thatin the previous post, but thought the
> point was so obvious as to be superfluous. Apparently not.
>
> While it is possible to proceed through the park without the
> consumption of alcohol, it is not possible to do so without moving.
>
> Guy
True but we are not talking about how you ended up breaking the law but
whether not knowing you had broken it was a defence. You are travelling
and you know there is a speed limit, you are drinking and driving and
know there is a blood alcohol limit. If you transgress the limit in
either case its no good saying you didn't know you had crossed the line.
People seem to be hung up on "if I haven't got a speedo, I can't be
done for speeding" with a Smithian conviction. They are absolutely
totally and utterly wrong.
Tony