[heleny]

innocent, but stupid, crime

If he spirited some guns and knives past security and then passed the weapons on to someone who had cleared security (so he wouldn't be found carrying any weapons), would it still be an innocent crime?

[11th Earl of Mar]

If he spirited some guns and knives past security and then passed the weapons on to someone who had cleared security (so he wouldn't be found carrying any weapons), would it still be an innocent crime?

But he did not commit a crime with weapons in your example. So your 'if/then' hypothosis is false from the start.

So next time you get pulled over for speeding, maybe the cop should assume you are guilty of more serious crimes. "I shot you because you could have been hiding a mass murderer in your trunk."

[Rodney King]

If he spirited some guns and knives past security and then passed the weapons on to someone who had cleared security (so he wouldn't be found carrying any weapons), would it still be an innocent crime?

No, but he didn't, so what's the point? People either commit crimes or they don't. There is no "Well, he could have committed a crime."

[lepton]

If he spirited some guns and knives past security and then passed the weapons on to someone who had cleared security (so he wouldn't be found carrying any weapons), would it still be an innocent crime?

Commutative property: Do you mean "If he had committed several crimes would it still be an innocent crime?"