17 Dec
2003
17 Dec
'03
11:17 p.m.
s1113645@tesla.cc.uottawa.ca writes:
For that matter, is issuing unix and tcp/ip commands an act of speech even when cracking into someone else's computer?
Standing in front of a voice activated gun pointed at someone and shouting "fire" is still an act of murder. The issue is whether you have intent to kill, or break in, or whatever, not whether or not you speak. Pulling on my index finger isn't a crime either, unless there is a trigger in front of the finger, and the trigger is attached to a gun aimed at someone, and I know what I'm doing. Normally, however, pulling back on my index finger is no crime at all. This is why it can be a crime to conspire to commit murder even though speech is protected. .pm