At 10:17 AM -0700 8/1/01, Sandy Sandfort wrote:
It is on this second point that I had a very disappointing interaction with Tim at a physical Cypherpunks meeting some years ago. Tim was carrying a concealed knife that did not comply with California's concealed carry laws. I mentioned this to him, and he immediately interrupted my explanation by saying, "I don't care what the law is, I'll do what I want." (This from a guy who slavishly insures and registers his car. I guess some laws are more equal than others.)
It is utterly irresponsible for you to discuss this on a list frequented by narcs and informants and even prosecutors.
Now here's the funny part. In California, (with some specific exceptions) carrying a concealed knife is a felony, while carrying a concealed pistol is a misdemeanor (for the first weapons offense). So given the relative severities of the laws, why in the world would you carry a knife instead of a gun? (Insert stupid joke here about an engineer bringing a knife to a gun fight.)
So, Sandy, turn me in. Oh, I guess in your mind you just did. Unbelievable behavior, narcing out a fellow list member. Sandy should be ashamed. The prosecutors who read this list must be chortling. --Tim May -- Timothy C. May tcmay@got.net Corralitos, California Political: Co-founder Cypherpunks/crypto anarchy/Cyphernomicon Technical: physics/soft errors/Smalltalk/Squeak/agents/games/Go Personal: b.1951/UCSB/Intel '74-'86/retired/investor/motorcycles/guns