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code itself cannot show intent. the code is executed when the person chooses to run it to fulfill their intent which can be judged to be bad in hindsight if it
by brilliantcode 10y ago
code itself cannot show intent. the code is executed when the person chooses to run it to fulfill their intent which can be judged to be bad in hindsight if it caused harm to others.
a gun by itself doesn't show intent to commit assassinations. only when it's taken by a revolutionary and aimed at the heart of capitalist pigs will the intent be realized.
the gun maker cannot be held responsible for creating a device that intended to kill someone important.
- emodendroket 10y agoYes, but if the gun maker started advertising on the Underground Assassins Network it might be a different story.
- brilliantcode 10y agoI guess you are trying to tie this back to HackForums as a way to suggest intent, this is a pretty weak argument. Unless there's private messages like "oh hell yeah my nanocore is going to be loved by criminals, I'm going to code the best keylogger ever.", there's no intent whatsoever to pin here.
- emodendroket 10y agoEvidently the prosecutors don't think it's so weak an argument.