The FBI 'is manufacturing terrorism cases' on a greater scale than ever before

Re:The FBI 'is manufacturing terrorism cases' on a greater s... by hackuser on Friday June 10, 2016 @10:55AM (#11876776)

I agree regarding how it applies to the legal code (EDIT: though the law has allowances for these things too), but at the same time we need to be realistic; the legal code isn't reality. And we need to be responsible: We can't just say that because it's legal then it's ok.

The FBI has a choice; it doesn't need to pursue these people. Prosecutors can decline to prosecute. Juries can temper their conclusions and judges can temper their sentences. Etc.

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Re:The FBI 'is manufacturing terrorism cases' on a greater s... by humanrebar on Friday June 10, 2016 @11:20AM (#11876968)

> We can't just say that because it's legal then it's ok.

Absolutely. I say this all the time.

> Prosecutors can decline to prosecute.

But prosecutors can also choose to prosecute. When there's that much give in the legal code (giving a ride falls between 'no charge' and the death penalty), there's a lot of room for abuse and corruption. It might be worth giving up the ability to execute people for guarding (terrorist) warehouses for the assurance that we are governed by laws and not by (fickle, prejudiced, and corruptible) men.

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Re:The FBI 'is manufacturing terrorism cases' on a greater s... by coldtea on Friday June 10, 2016 @02:33PM (#11878755)

>Absolutely. I say this all the time.

well you are not doing anything to improve the laws and society then. Given than logic we'd still have slavery and sodomy laws among other things...

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