Re: [Leica] Current Events

["Bryan Caldwell" <bcaldwell@softcom.net>]

Marc,

I understand the difference in the two systems - I'm an attorney as well. I
was quoting directly from the report - although an English translation.
There was very clearly a finding of fact that the photographers did not
impede rescue efforts, that one photographer attempted to summon help, and
that the photographers were not the cause of the crash. Please tell me if
that is misreading the report.

Bryan

- ----- Original Message -----
From: Marc James Small <msmall@roanoke.infi.net>
To: <leica-users@mejac.palo-alto.ca.us>
Sent: Monday, September 06, 1999 4:16 PM
Subject: Re: [Leica] Current Events


> At 03:12 PM 9/6/1999 -0700, Bryan Caldwell wrote:
> >At the CNN website you can read excerpts from the French Magistrate's
> >report. I won't re-copy them here because they are copywritten. However,
he
> >expressly found that the photographers did not resort to "ruse or
violence"
> >nor was there any failure to render assistance on the part of the
> >photographers.
>
> Bryan
>
> You are misreading the Decision, as did the American press.  The reason
for
> these conclusions was a certitude that the government would be unable to
> prove these things.  It is different than in a Common Law system such as
> yours and mine.  This is sort of like a default judgement.
>
> Civil Law is quite a bit different from the Common Law.
>
> Marc
>
> msmall@roanoke.infi.net  FAX:  +540/343-7315
> Cha robh bas fir gun ghras fir!
>