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Crime is a combination of intentions, actions and results. Just because no-one is harmed doesn't mean there's no crime. If I try and murder someone and fail (pe
by joosters 13y ago
Crime is a combination of intentions, actions and results. Just because no-one is harmed doesn't mean there's no crime. If I try and murder someone and fail (perhaps I'm a poor shot?) then I'm hardly an innocent.
I'd recommend the webcomic 'The illustrated guide to law' to everyone, especially many of the commentators on here. It is disturbing to read some of these posts.
http://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=173 http://lawcomic.net/guide/?p=173
- tptacek 13y agoSeconding this recommendation; the whole series is lengthy and consistently pretty great.
- kinghajj 13y agoI know there is a crime committed here, my first line was "While in both scenarios a crime is technically committed..." And of course I don't question the general case that attempting to commit crimes should itself be a crime, I was merely pointing out that applying that reasoning can sometimes lead to questionably-just outcomes.