- The main reason that so many of these cases, including that of the so-called cannibal cop, are prosecuted in federal court is that most state and local jurisdictions set a higher bar for conspiracy convictions, requiring that at least one member of the conspiracy be proven to have taken at least one decisive action toward carrying it out.
Holy tragedy of the commons, Batman!
Wow. I had never heard of this:
- That's what happened in Germany in 2001, when a man who responded to an online post seeking a victim willing to be killed, slaughtered and eaten got his wish. No one disputes that the 43-year-old Berlin engineer died voluntarily; the cannibal videotaped his chatty -- and perfectly happy -- prey before finishing him off.
To the larger question, when does it become a crime? It's an interesting one. On one hand it seems a dangerous path to go down. What about fiction writers? What if you are using your diary to construct the narrative for a story you want to tell? -A really, really disturbing and gruesome story.. What then? Do we arrest Stephen King for writing about a clown that kills kids if we find a clown suit in his closet?
The case of the man receiving the detonator from the FBI is pretty straight forward, there was certainly intent there. What is the "detonator" equivalent for a voreaphiliac?
- The case of the man receiving the detonator from the FBI is pretty straight forward, there was certainly intent there. What is the "detonator" equivalent for a voreaphiliac?
Even receiving a detonator isn't straightforward, when sometimes the bombing is the FBI's idea.
Wow, that article is absolutely horrifying from a rights perspective.