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Originally Posted by MS Fowler
from link's link:
The law states: “No person shall knowingly operate, possess, or use a vehicle with a hidden compartment with knowledge that the hidden compartment is used or intended to be used to facilitate the unlawful concealment or transportation of a controlled substance.”
Group that with "All men are potential rapists because the have the equipment"
Or All women are prostitutes because they have the required equipment"
Can a law like this really stand a court challenge? Whatever happened to the presumption of innocence?
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And like all criminal laws the issue is one of intent. The People must prove intent on the part of the accused.
All men might have the equipment, but do they have the intent? The answer, until proven to a Jury by the state, is no.