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Nitrous oxide: Laughing gas to be illegal by end of year (www.bbc.co.uk)

submitted 2 years ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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There will be exemptions for legitimate uses of nitrous oxide, for example in medical or catering industries. The gas is commonly used as a painkiller and for producing whipped cream in cooking.

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[–] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago (2 children)

Does the UK not have a "beyond a reasonable doubt" requirement? How the hell are they going to prove beyond a reasonable doubt it was going to be misused unless they literally witnessed the act? As long as you don't say anything, you could have purchased it for anyone or anything.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

You're applying brains and logic to a situation where they were never deployed.

There's a fairly high chance that this law will never be enacted anyway. Given the current political situation we may have a new government by February 2024.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

The doubt has to be reasonable, and it undermines your defence if you don't answer questions. The prosecutor will ask you what you were going to do with the canister. If you decline to answer, you've not created reasonable doubt. If you say you were going to make whipped cream, there'll be follow-up questions, like whether you had the equipment to do so. If you don't, then it's not reasonable to take your claims at face value, so there isn't reasonable doubt.