I eat when I'm nervous.

frankj1 wrote:

that's not as bad as the guys who talk, over the phone, or social media, about who they want to kill, how they want to kill them, start planning for the kill, set a day and time, gather up weapons and go to the scene..

we need to protect their privacy, let them do their deed and sort it out afterwards...

delta1 wrote:

"Innocent until proven guilty" or is it until caught planning something and then guilty even though you have not done anything yet?

Imagine how screwed we would be if they could read our thoughts....guilty just because you thought about something.

rootpuma wrote:

Oh damn it’s good....

ZRX1200 wrote:

no...mere talking about committing a crime is not a crime.....

delta1 wrote:

yes, if two or more people talk about and agree to commit a future crime and one of them takes an overt action in furtherance of the crime...it's a conspiracy... and all involved in the talks can be guilty

delta1 wrote:

it's called conspiracy to commit a crime.... or somethin like that.... 😟

DrafterX wrote:

Maybe we need thought police to scan peoples brains for thought crimes. Sounds like a progressive idea.

RayR wrote:

Maybe we need thought police to scan peoples brains for thought crimes.

RayR wrote:

no...mere talking about committing a crime is not a crime...but if law enforcement is monitoring social media, why leave any cookie crumbs?

taking steps in furtherance of the plans to commit a crime is an "attempt to commit" a crime, which is a crime...so in the example, it could be in developing a plan, like specific detailed steps, or going out to acquire weapons or ammo, or zip ties, gas masks, duct tape and rope, or meeting up at the scene...

delta1 wrote:

hypothetical....so now my phone calls are monitored to include this board...since we talked about it and I went to home depot and bought fertilizer and a little salt peter "for my bonsai" I am guilty and they can raid my house....seems just.....

rootpuma wrote: