3 ms·

Sounds more like Alinskys methods in use by the Prosecutor, just throw shit till it sticks.

• omegaham 13y ago
  Let's use a different example. You have a friend who is into lockpicking. Hey, that's a perfectly legal hobby as long as you're picking your own locks. You have a Dremel tool and a grinding wheel, so he asks you to make him some custom picks. You don't know initially what these things will be used for, and you intentionally don't ask him what they're for. As it turns out, they're built for breaking into a specific make of lock that is only used on government installations. So, there is no way that it's just a hobbyist thing. Your buddy then goes and steals government secrets with your custom picks so that he can sell them to China. He then sends you links to news stories talking about the thefts. You know that he's doing the crimes, but you say nothing. And when the police come by and ask you if you made the picks, you lie and pretend that you don't know anything. Do you deserve the same sentence as him? No. But I'd say that you deserve prison time.
  • smsm42 13y ago
    >>>> And when the police come by and ask you if you made the picks, you lie Right here you're screwed, regardless of the rest. Making false statement to a government agent is a crime of itself, regardless what this statement is about. You could say "I'm not talking to you" or "Fifth amendment, to the rescue!" but if you lie, they can knit a nice prison sentence out of it.