At 06:49 PM 9/27/97 -0700, James A. Donald wrote:
Tim May wrote:
I'm now mildly amused that Bell is being seen as the inventor of anonymous and untraceable murder markets, with clueless journalists seeking information on his discovery. But, hey, better he rot in jail than me.
At 04:27 PM 8/18/97 -0700, Blanc wrote:
A presentation from you at FC98 would remind everyone of your own initial writings on the subject and provide you with due credit (better credit than a jail/rotting sentence). I can't think of anyone else who would be more qualified for this.
Freedom of speech is protected by nothing stronger than the cluelessness of our masters.
If you publish your idea in appropriate forums, you can get away with it.
If you go from forum to forum singing your idea like a broken record, and flogging it like soap, you will probably go to jail.
I see no point in explaining our ideas so thoroughly and repeatedly that even cops and politicians start to understand them.
Try to keep in mind that Bell went to jail for crimes only semi-related to his AP ranting. The AP ranting is just the way he managed to attract attention. Moral: If you're going to rant about AP you better be squeeky clean first.