1996-02-15 - Re: Carrying the Bible an Offense?

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
To: “Timothy C. May” <tcmay@got.net>
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UTC Datetime: 1996-02-15 20:59:19 UTC
Raw Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 04:59:19 +0800

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From: Simon Spero <ses@tipper.oit.unc.edu>
Date: Fri, 16 Feb 1996 04:59:19 +0800
To: "Timothy C. May" <tcmay@got.net>
Subject: Re: Carrying the Bible an Offense?
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On Wed, 14 Feb 1996, Timothy C. May wrote:
> 
> 1. Private citizens (the atheist in this case) do not file criminal
> charges. They may swear out a complaint ("I witnessed John Doe carrying a
> Bible"), but they do not file criminal charges.
> 

I don't know about the US, but under British common law it's possible to 
bring private prosecutions; this is incredibly rare, but still possible.


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