This is the movie MINORITY REPORT come to life. I understand that this guy is probably a sicko but if he actually did nothing...............well this is scary that you can be arrested annd convicted for doing nothing......WOW
Be careful what you post even on FR.... just sayin’
US law is specific---one who contemplates and verbalizes committing a crime does do not have to "complete" the crime before L/E steps in.
His conviction also included "accessing the National Crime Information Center’s database" from his NYPD patrol car computer”.
IMO, that was the clincher--b/c he was fantasizing UNTIL he took concrete steps to find the women he wanted to cannibalize.
He didn’t “actually do nothing”. He illegally accessed the police database and conducted surveillance on chosen targets.
He says it was just fantasy, but he took physical actions in furtherance of making those fantasies into reality.
I heard that Judge will probably only give him counseling and no jail time. He will go to a psych hospital until he is better and then released. This is a very slippery slope though.