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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by saagarjha on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @02:00AM (#37761359)
That’s not how people typically define “victimless crime”. Those would fall under “intent to commit crimes that very much have a victim”.
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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by NovemberWhiskey on Wednesday October 04, 2023 @09:34AM (#37764938)
Intending to commit a crime is not a crime, though. And accessory-after-the-fact crimes (like receiving stolen goods or assisting an escape) don't match that pattern either.
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Re:Predictive Policing Software Is Pretty Terrible at Predic... by saagarjha on Thursday October 05, 2023 @05:00AM (#37776360)
Yes, it is. If you willfully intend to commit a crime, you can be charged with a number or inchoate offenses, even if you don’t actually go through with it.
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