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- From: billn@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com (bill nelson)
- Subject: Re: Discouragement from Locksmiths
- Message-ID: <1992Nov20.201242.16970@hpcvaac.cv.hp.com>
- Organization: Hewlett-Packard Company, Corvallis, Oregon USA
- References: <1992Nov19.221919.13011@chpc.org>
- Date: Fri, 20 Nov 1992 20:12:42 GMT
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- rboudrie@chpc.org (Rob Boudrie) writes:
- : >Most places have laws against "possession of burglar tools" or something
- : >similar. I know somebody who was charged with this because of lock picks
- : >in his possession. It could also apply to a screwdriver under the right
- : >circumstances.
- :
- : The laws I've read base the "posession of burgular tools" on the
- : presence of criminal INTENT. Unless you have some sort of proof
- : that you have a legit reason to have them, you may find that you
- : will have to pay an attorney to prove a lack of criminal intent.
-
- Oh, really? Since when does a person have to prove their innocence?
- I thought that the authorities had to prove guilt - that is, with the
- exception of drug related forfeiture cases.
-
- : If no special business license for locksmiths is required in you area,
- : you can always have some business cards printed up.
-
- Even if a special license is required to be a locksmith, that does not
- mean that you need one before you have a legitimate purpose for carrying
- the picks.
-
- Bill
-