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New York's 'cannibal cop' convicted by federal jury - latimes.com
I don't think this sets a good precedent.
I don't think this sets a good precedent.
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New York's 'cannibal cop' convicted by federal jury - latimes.com
I don't think this sets a good precedent.
If he'd actually done it, this would be a BobE thread.
Planning isn't doing... It's much in the way we let potential terrorists think they are making bombs with bogus parts. Let them attempt the act. Is conceptualizing something a crime?
talking about it with a pal is conceptualizing.
Taking the time and effort to plan, in detail, how you will accomplish along with actually accepting a "contract" to do it falls out the realm of fantasy and into the real world. He was logging into a restricted access system to compile names of potential targets.
No need to let him "attempt the act"...they had enough evidence to convict him. After all, the evidence had to prove it and fall within the terms of the law. And it did.
If you cannot see past this whole idea of "Minority Report" then I dont know what else to tell you. Maybe you should get a transcript of the trial, review the evidence and then make your conclusion.
I was watching two attorneys on CNN discussing this case last week and they both agreed that his planning still did not constitute a legel precendent to find him guilty, but they said they thought the jury would find him guilty because of the heinous intent. They both also thought if he was found guilty it will be overturned.
hrmmm... I just don't know about this case. Yes it is sick, but that is almost like arresting a coach or something for telling his guys to go rip someones head off... I see why they had to do something because of the potential severity of what this could have brought, but what if it was just some sort of fantasy and he never intended to act this out. They have weirdos of all flavors and the internet gets them together, you know doggone well that big brother is watching all of us with our smart phones and IP addresses... honestly they'd be stupid not too... but it is against our rights and we are supposed to be able to say whatever we want to....
Planning isn't doing... It's much in the way we let potential terrorists think they are making bombs with bogus parts. Let them attempt the act. Is conceptualizing something a crime?