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Old 12-13-2010, 03:41 PM   #64 (permalink)
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Originally Posted by Cynthetiq View Post
I think it is nuanced. I don't have a plan to go out and do drugs, but I do have a propensity to do them. If offered and I accept and take them am I not responsible for my actions? Or is it the fault of the other guy?


Is that not where the crime starts here?
Right, I'm not saying that he is not responsible for his actions. I'm questioning whether 1) it is appropriate for the FBI to create a crime for someone to commit when they made no movements on their own to perpetrate one (particularly one as serious as the killing of thousands of people) and 2) whether it is an effective use of resources.

I stand behind filtherton's comments about this man in particular, as well.
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