*Ø* Blogmanac September 10, 1980 | The privileged communication case
I love this one. In Vancouver, BC, a man was acquitted on charges of starting a forest fire. The police had given evidence that the man had, while in custody fallen on his knees, raised his hands and said “Oh God, please let me get away with it, just this once.”
On September 10, the BC Appeal Court rejected the defence argument that this prayer was a privileged communication with God. A retrial was ordered, with the view that God is not a person and what is said to God is admissible as evidence.
I love this one. In Vancouver, BC, a man was acquitted on charges of starting a forest fire. The police had given evidence that the man had, while in custody fallen on his knees, raised his hands and said “Oh God, please let me get away with it, just this once.”
On September 10, the BC Appeal Court rejected the defence argument that this prayer was a privileged communication with God. A retrial was ordered, with the view that God is not a person and what is said to God is admissible as evidence.
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