Re: U.S. Homeland Security Official Arrested in Online Sex Sting

["Rob, grandpa of Ryan, Trevor, Devon & Hannah" <rMslade () shaw ca>]

Date sent:              Wed, 5 Apr 2006 10:17:53 -0500
From:                   "Brian Loe" <knobdy () gmail com>

> In the story, the law has to do with a THOUGHT, which obviously does
> NOT have a victim at all. Is the guy a sick puppy? Yep, but that's not
> a crime either.

The exact wording of specific statutes can be important here.  However, there are 
other issues related to this concept.  In one of my recent classes I had a couple of 
LEOs who had been forced to look into situations where "producers" and 
distributors of child porn had used some fairly sophisticated image manipulation to 
a) "enhance" "desireable" characteristics (which is, itself, fairly ick-making), b) 
destroy evidence that could be used to investigate the crime and track down 
victims, and c) cloud the legal issue for those caught in possession.

(Sorry, I suppose this issue isn't much fun.)

> I'd
> save us all a lot of money and simply spend 50 cents on a .45 and be
> done with it.

Are they really that cheap where you are?

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