Because forging history is not a criminal offense.
I hear that [a crime has been commited] quite a bit. And since FR is a leading edge news operation, I have been trying to figure out exactly what criminal charges might be available.
So far, nobody on this board has posted a credible citation for the proposition that CBS and Dan Rather are guilty of anything more than defaming GWB (not criminal. civil liability only) and journalism fraud (not criminal, self-policed by the so-called journalism profession. Did you know Mike Barnicle is still working?).
I have looked at forgery law from many angles, and forgery of history is not illegal. No present legal rights, or legal records (e.g., title to vehicles) are affected by these forgeries. The only thing possibly affected, if one believed the forgeries were authentic, is a voter's decision. That isn't vote fraud - we are fed lies all the time about candidates, and that is not vote fraud.
So, what I ask is if you have or see a credible and sufficiently detailed citation (statute, case law) for the proposition that a crime has been committed, let me know.
http://www.freerepublic.com/focus/f-news/1216465/posts?page=133#133 <-- Read the thread from here
C'mon FReeper lawyers, let's give the FBI exactly the code, law, etc. they need to walk in and bust these crooks.