[FDE] on the proposed demise of the bill of rights

[Ali, Saqib]

Mike,

I agree with most of the stuff you said. However in the case of Duncan
III, Duncan was trying to use disclosure of the decryption keys as a
mean to bargain for a lesser sentence. Whereas if US had something
similar to RIPA2000, the DA office would have the upper hand in the
negotiation. Why was decrypting the information so important?
Decrypting the information on the laptop would provide a complete list
of his victims, and bring closure for the victim's families. According
to both criminal and civil law as promulgated by every state
legislature in the U.S., each family member of a "victim" is also
deemed a victim. This is called "Loss of Consortium" and derives from
the real and measurable damage suffered due to another's criminal or
willfully negligent acts.

Also, in similar cases, RIPA2000 would provide the means to keep the
suspects in violent crimes off the streets while the DA builds the
case.

Saqib Ali