"I always thought that breathing during the commission of a crime should result in an extra five to ten years in prison." Or, failure to inform authorities of your specific plans to commit a crime should result in an additional 5 to 10. -TD

From: Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com> To: Greg Newby <gbnewby@ils.unc.edu> CC: cypherpunks@lne.com Subject: Re: DOJ quietly drafts USA Patriot II w/crypto-in-a-crime penalty Date: Sun, 9 Feb 2003 14:13:24 -0500

On Sat, Feb 08, 2003 at 10:36:35PM -0500, Greg Newby wrote:

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"Under the new law, running shoes will be classified as burgler's tools if their use is not authorized or exceeds reasonable levels for leisure activity."

I always thought that breathing during the commission of a crime should result in an extra five to ten years in prison.

At least.

-Declan

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