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Selling weapons to ISIS is not a crime then?

• gumby 8y ago
  That’s a great example, but consider the framing of the last sentence of the gp’s post: > But in cases when it's a choice freely made by all parties concerned ... Presumably the targets of isis’s weapons are “parties” and don’t want to be shot at. Then again, what about hiring police: the robber is a “party” too and presumably does not consent to being caught!
  • Aegaeus10111 8y ago
    "...the robber is a “party”..." yes, but by definition a party that has already broken the law and mutual consent - the interaction with police would be a direct result, or an extension of that non-consensual act. :-) I can imagine lots of extreme edge cases and semantic word play on this - and I guess phrasing things to take in every conceivable situation is why lawyers make so much. I'll stick with "the spirit of the notion".
• Aegaeus10111 8y ago
  Good point. If I was a purist I'd say "no". Using those weapons might be. Not being a purist I'm happy to make exceptions for probable use or effect of the activity. So: Selling weapons to people likely to commit crimes is a reasonable exception to the simple version above. and Prostitution, where the probable outcome is a mutually satisfying service involving ONLY the parties involved is not a reasonable exception.