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You're missing the part where criminal intent is required.

• fweespeech 12y ago
  Without a jury trial [which isn't required for this], it is just the prosecution deciding the target has criminal intent. There is no check or balance as you imply. The Treasury and Executive are jury, judge, and executioner.
• pzxc 12y ago
  Aaron Swartz didn't have criminal intent. Look how that turned out. Even if he hadn't committed suicide, look at how that would have turned out. Intent speaks to motivation, which speaks to the internal workings of one's mind. That may be relevant in a criminal trial. But it's far too nebulous of a concept to be considered when they're deciding whether to freeze your bank account. So they won't, no matter what lip service they pay. They will "freeze first and ask questions later." We all know it's the truth.
  • jackpirate 12y ago
    He certainly did have criminal intent in that he knew what he was doing was against the law.
• dkersten 12y ago
  Criminal intent has been ignored left, right and center already. I certainly wouldn't want to bet that it will matter here.