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> Using illegal methods to disrupt illegal activities is not legal I don't know about the US but in the UK, it is a valid defence to say you were trying to pre
by Joeboy 15y ago
> Using illegal methods to disrupt illegal activities is not legal
I don't know about the US but in the UK, it is a valid defence to say you were trying to prevent a greater crime. The textbook example is that you'd be allowed to steal a bicycle in order to prevent a murder. It's a defence quite commonly adopted by practitioners of civil disobedience, and there have been some notably successful uses of it.
- chc 15y agoAs far as I'm aware, the closest US equivalent is jury nullification, which this guy apparently argued for. But the US government has waged a very effective PR campaign against jury nullification to the point where most people consider it immoral in all cases.