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07 Dec 2015, 7:10 am

No crime, no conviction.

Case closed.

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07 Dec 2015, 7:12 am

Very sound reasoning from the judge:

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A court should not uphold a highly problematic interpretation of a statute merely because the Government promises to use it responsibly.

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08 Dec 2015, 4:16 am

Now he's free to get lunch.

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08 Dec 2015, 9:14 am

Kraichgauer wrote:

Now he's free to get lunch.

A little Chinese, perhaps ... ?

:twisted:

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08 Dec 2015, 10:36 am

So he did NOT serve his fellow man!

Actually I never even heard of this case until now.

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08 Dec 2015, 10:36 am

Kraichgauer wrote:

Now he's free to get lunch.

With fava beans? And Chianti?

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08 Dec 2015, 1:28 pm

Fnord wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

Now he's free to get lunch.

A little Chinese, perhaps ... ?

:twisted:

Along with Greek and Mexican.

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08 Dec 2015, 1:28 pm

naturalplastic wrote:

Kraichgauer wrote:

Now he's free to get lunch.

With fava beans? And Chianti?

Absolutely.

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08 Dec 2015, 1:34 pm

While I agree with the reasoning applied by the court, I personally find this chilling. Terrifying, in fact.

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08 Dec 2015, 5:45 pm

Varelse wrote:

While I agree with the reasoning applied by the court, I personally find this chilling. Terrifying, in fact.

Yep. Had this been some random guy on the streets fantasizing about cannibalizing women, that's one thing. But Valle was a cop with access to the police database, which would have let him find women who were especially vulnerable -- either due to past or ongoing criminal charges (and would hence felt compelled to "cooperate" on whatever a cop asked of them) or were women who had already been victims of a crime, in the past, and hence would trust a cop, never suspecting that he was / is a sick man.

I do understand that sick fantasizing, however revolting it is, does not constitute a crime. However, I can't kept but wonder if and when this guy would have crossed that line between fantasy and criminal action, had he not been apprehended on time ? (One of the women he fantasized eating was his own wife. Hopefully, his ex-wife with a permanent restraining order in place, by now).

If you can't trust a police officer, then who do you trust ?

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08 Dec 2015, 5:49 pm

That's all I gotta say!

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08 Dec 2015, 5:51 pm

So if he is completely cleared, the court has no authority to make him get counseling or require periodic evaluations to see if he is mentally progressing towards living these fantasies, actually killing someone?

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08 Dec 2015, 6:20 pm

Sylkat wrote:

Yes, you can't yet force people into counseling or periodic evaluations for thought crime.

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08 Dec 2015, 7:35 pm

Adamantium wrote:

Sylkat wrote:

Yes, you can't yet force people into counseling or periodic evaluations for thought crime.

Is there even a clear definition of a "Thought Crime" on our law books?

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08 Dec 2015, 9:45 pm

Fnord wrote:

Adamantium wrote:

Sylkat wrote:

Yes, you can't yet force people into counseling or periodic evaluations for thought crime.

Is there even a clear definition of a "Thought Crime" on our law books?

You got a problem with it, brother? Tell it to miniluv. They can help you to get better.

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