You can argue the letter of the law all day, but the spirit of the law is definitely on this man's side. In light of the fact that his wife was in breach of their marriage contract, as well putting their children at possible risk, I and most others would have acted in the same manner.
You can argue the letter of the law all day, but the spirit of the law is definitely on this man's side. In light of the fact that his wife was in breach of their marriage contract, as well putting their children at possible risk, I and most others would have acted in the same manner. EntropyWins
"But he/she/they did this/that" isn't even a valid defense in kindergarten.
Also, to all the people claiming he violated her "right to privacy", there is no broad "right to privacy" from private individuals. These are government restrictions. In fact, to my understanding, if a piece of evidence is obtained in a manner that would be illegal for a law enforcement agency to obtain it, but by a private individual, it can still be used against the accused in many cases. . . There is also no doubt that the expectation of privacy is relaxed if not nearly dissolved in marriage situations. Some people here seem to argue that you expect as much privacy from your spouse as you do the creepy guy down the street with the binoculars, but this is obviously not the case. This is amplified by the fact that they had a shared living arrangement/computer as well. How much expectation of privacy should there be? I don't think any normal, rational person (who is not hiding a big secret from their spouse) would expect much. . Lastly, all you can look at in deciding his innocence is look at what they are charging the man with. This law was not passed with anywhere near the intent to prevent spouses from looking at each others information. It is kind of sad to say that his fate will depend entirely on what judge overlooks his case and how he/she chooses to interpret the law
I'd still like to see the court ruling that says you lose your right to privacy upon being married.
worlock77
That's just it- you don't. No one here has said that you do, just that it is not a bad as say the government violating your privacy. If you marry a person, one would assume that you are prepared to share most information and that you are comfortable with that person. Also,laws are circumstantial, and this "computer misuse" law was passed to prosecute hackers and theives, not a spouse that goes through your email.
I'd still like to see the court ruling that says you lose your right to privacy upon being married.
Tokugawa77
That's just it- you don't. No one here has said that you do, just that it is not a bad as say the government violating your privacy. If you marry a person, one would assume that you are prepared to share most information and that you are comfortable with that person. Also,laws are circumstantial, and this "computer misuse" law was passed to prosecute hackers and theives, not a spouse that goes through your email.
Actually, quite a few people HAVE been saying that. Quite a few people have ABSOLUTELY been saying that her account became his account the second they got married.
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