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And inchoate crimes don't require the person to do as you commanded them. Just the statement above would probably be enough to charge someone. And even if the c
by kingcharles 5y ago
And inchoate crimes don't require the person to do as you commanded them. Just the statement above would probably be enough to charge someone. And even if the crime you are encouraging someone to commit is impossible (for instance, asking Musk to buy 110% of Twitter through you), it is *still* a crime for you to have asked him.
- ComputerGuru 5y agoI’m not sure how the second part of your claim holds up if you treat your first contention (with which I agree) as a precondition. In particular, I think it wouldn’t be possible to prove mens rea, which you’d have to do if no crime ended up being perpetrated and you’re charging someone only for the alleged solicitation of an inchoate crime?
- kingcharles 5y agoIANAL, I just play one on TV, so I might have fucked it up. Wikipedia seems to have some good and amusing examples on their page: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inchoate_offense https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Inchoate_offense