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Correct. And it’s not illegal to investigate when nominal jokes about bribery may be construed as code inviting actual bribery.
by sjwright 6y ago
Correct. And it’s not illegal to investigate when nominal jokes about bribery may be construed as code inviting actual bribery.
- 1123581321 6y agoI recognize the clever point. Investigations in cases such as these will gather evidence to bring to a grand jury, which will issue indictment. So investigation would either proceed to either the grand jury trial, or be abandoned due to lack of evidence. In the case of jokes, it would be the latter, and experienced offices would recognize this early, perhaps before beginning, and focus on other cases.