Posted on 11/30/2010 5:26:24 PM PST by Red in Blue PA
It's not a crime to think a certain way. It may not be popular to say it (heck I know it isn't), but thought is not a crime, if the govt plants the seed as was done in Portland. Hate to agree with him on this one, but how many people have ever had an untoward thought toward DC? Thought is not a crime....hate crimes are Unconstitutional, and I believe the Judge is correct that this is too.
islamism should always be considered a crime against the US
If what Napolitano says is true, then this is very similar to Ruby Ridge.
If they find the guy was coerced by the govt, I agree with Napolitano. However, if they did not, and he thought he was blowing up people, but it just didn’t work, then I think he is guilty
Did he grow up in that environment or what?
How many people would push a button if they were told it would blow up DC? A lot of those on both the left and the right....but they are not actively looking to blow it up.
bill’s a bit bitchy tonight.
bill’s a bit bitchy tonight.
Tonight?
That’s his schtick.
What did he say that was in error?
I agree with him too! We need to stop interfering with terrorists trying to kill Americans. We need to be fair and allow them to kill as many Americans as they can before we try to bring them to trial.
Hate crime laws, like abortion and other things, were placed into law before the public knew what happened.
The ruling class has been sneaking around to do wrong for a long time.
I have always followed politics and the news; however, I was an adult before I realized that federal regulations out of the executive branch were ruling our lives without one vote from our representatives.
If it wasn’t for the FBI, there would be no case!
How do you have a case on attempting to blow something up? Seems to me that a “bomb” that can’t be blown up is enough to find a defendant guilty.
Sometimes the law has to be changed to keep up with the times.
What did he say? He sympathized with this nutcase. The kid needs locked up on any number of charges.
For those of us not close to a TV, give us the short points, please. What’s he right about?
Entrapment is going after someone that would not otherwise commit the crime. Offering someone $1000 to leave a bag of crap on a doorstep is entrapment. Acting on a tip that someone is seeking a hit man by pretending to be a real hit man isn't entrapment. One creates a crime, the other allows it to proceed. Hiring a hit man is not a thought crime, it is an actual action.
Our little muzzie friend in Portland fits into the latter category.
George Orwell In a time of universal deceit - telling the truth is a revolutionary act.
Depends on how you look at it.
If a person buys an empty gun, and attempts to rob a bank, has he committed a crime?
I’m asking, because I don’t know the (legal) answer, but I suspect if you can prove intent, then you have proven enough.
The FBI planted the seed in the kids head.....without the FBI, there would have been no case.
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