Comments on: Crimes of the Times http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/ Beating Them With Their Own Sickle And Hammer Sun, 12 Feb 2012 22:31:47 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: gfactor http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-50581 gfactor Mon, 15 May 2006 19:45:15 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/#comment-50581 "Leaking classified information is a crime," Printing it might not be. "And who are you to judge their intent? No better than I." That assumes that you're as dumb as me. "The intent doesn’t matter." You'll find that before the law, in these sorts of cases, it does. “Leaking classified information is a crime,”

Printing it might not be.

“And who are you to judge their intent? No better than I.”

That assumes that you’re as dumb as me.

“The intent doesn’t matter.”

You’ll find that before the law, in these sorts of cases, it does.

]]> By: Jay http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-50580 Jay Mon, 15 May 2006 19:23:11 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/#comment-50580 Leaking classified information is a crime, and its outcome could very well help the enemy. Anyone that does this knows that this is a possible consequence, and take that risk. That is irresponsible, and they should be held accountable for it. And who are you to judge their intent? No better than I. The intent doesn't matter. If you jump in a car drunk, you know the possible consequences, it doesn't matter if you intended to kill that kid crossing the street or not. The same applies to a greater degree when dealing with national security. Leaking classified information is a crime, and its outcome could very well help the enemy. Anyone that does this knows that this is a possible consequence, and take that risk. That is irresponsible, and they should be held accountable for it. And who are you to judge their intent? No better than I. The intent doesn’t matter. If you jump in a car drunk, you know the possible consequences, it doesn’t matter if you intended to kill that kid crossing the street or not. The same applies to a greater degree when dealing with national security.

]]> By: gfactor http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-50579 gfactor Mon, 15 May 2006 19:15:25 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/#comment-50579 "If your intent is to aid them, you should and will suffer repercussions." Exactly. Newspapers don't print stories with the intent of helping people that want to blow up western reporters. “If your intent is to aid them, you should and will suffer repercussions.”

Exactly. Newspapers don’t print stories with the intent of helping people that want to blow up western reporters.

]]> By: loboinok http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-50578 loboinok Mon, 15 May 2006 11:03:24 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/#comment-50578 "And you should not suffer repercussions for that." If your intent is to aid them, you should and will suffer repercussions. Oh, I get it, you are giving us an example of that "liberalese" mentioned above. “And you should not suffer repercussions for that.”

If your intent is to aid them, you should and will suffer repercussions.

Oh, I get it, you are giving us an example of that “liberalese” mentioned above.

]]> By: gfactor http://www.stoptheaclu.com/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/comment-page-1/#comment-50577 gfactor Sun, 14 May 2006 19:51:55 +0000 http://stoptheaclu.dreamhosters.com/archives/2006/05/14/crimes-of-the-times/#comment-50577 "Hugh asks, “Might major media aid terrorists without suffering legal repercussions?” Lets all hope not." Of course they can. Any one of us can. You can write cryptography code. Terrorists then get halped by it. And you should not suffer repercussions for that. “Hugh asks, “Might major media aid terrorists without suffering legal repercussions?” Lets all hope not.”

Of course they can. Any one of us can. You can write cryptography code. Terrorists then get halped by it. And you should not suffer repercussions for that.

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