Why Veritaserum was ot used at Sirius' trial?.

[gelite67]

No: HPFGUIDX 128890

--- In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "eggplant107" <eggplant107 at h...> 
wrote:
> In HPforGrownups at yahoogroups.com, "dumbledore11214"
> 
> > 
> > To tell you the truth, now I am wondering even more whether non-use 
> > of Veritaserum was a plot hole. 
> 
Angie here:

Along that same vein, I've wondered why it Veritaserum wasn't used on 
the students in COS, or for that matter, when the Chamber was opened 
the first tine.  I know all about privacy rights, the right not to 
condemn yourself, etc., but sometimes those rights are outweighed by 
safety considerations.  Not that I would condone its use for every 
little thing, but the events in COS would seem to me to be the type of 
extraordinary circumstances which would warrant its use, especially 
when someone died the first time the Chamber was opened.