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To: cartervt2k
If Obama had said, "he offered, we rejected", would there have been legal (not political) implications for not blowing the whistle?

Some say "yes", that you have to report a serious crime rather than just not participate. I'm not sure what the situation is with a refused bribe. Modern life sure is complicated.

12 posted on 12/12/2008 1:12:55 PM PST by Pearls Before Swine (Is /sarc really necessary?)
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To: Pearls Before Swine

Nothing complicated about this. If Zero saw a crime going down and failed to report, that is a crime in and of itself. There have been a few threads about that these past few days.


14 posted on 12/12/2008 1:16:14 PM PST by Cyber Liberty (Pretending the Admin Moderator doesn't exist will result in suspension.)
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To: Pearls Before Swine
18 U.S.C. § 4

Misprision of felony

Whoever, having knowledge of the actual commission of a felony cognizable by a court of the United States, conceals and does not as soon as possible make known the same to some judge or other person in civil or military authority under the United States, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than three years, or both.


18 posted on 12/12/2008 1:28:14 PM PST by Shady Ray
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