Jim Bell sentenced to 10 years in prison

[measl at mfn.org]

On Sat, 25 Aug 2001, Eugene Leitl wrote:

> Date: Sat, 25 Aug 2001 18:41:23 +0200 (MET DST)
> From: Eugene Leitl <Eugene.Leitl at lrz.uni-muenchen.de>
> Reply-To: cypherpunks at einstein.ssz.com
> To: John Young <jya at pipeline.com>
> Cc: cypherpunks at lne.com
> Subject: CDR: Re: Jim Bell sentenced to 10 years in prison
> 
> On Sat, 25 Aug 2001, John Young wrote:
> 
> > Motherfucking sonsofbitching shiteaters.
> 
> If this supposed to have been deterrence, it fully backfired. It
> introduced polarization, and makes acts as Mc Veigh's less loony.
> 
> As a direct result of this decision people will get killed eventually.

Actually, people have already been killed as a result of this action, when
seen (as it should be) as just part of the big picture.  This is the kind
of thing which breeds Tim McVeighs by the truckload - as well as
supporters for the financial needs of the trials...

-- 
Yours, 
J.A. Terranson
sysadmin at mfn.org

If Governments really want us to behave like civilized human beings, they
should give serious consideration towards setting a better example:
Ruling by force, rather than consensus; the unrestrained application of
unjust laws (which the victim-populations were never allowed input on in
the first place); the State policy of justice only for the rich and 
elected; the intentional abuse and occassionally destruction of entire
populations merely to distract an already apathetic and numb electorate...
This type of demogoguery must surely wipe out the fascist United States
as surely as it wiped out the fascist Union of Soviet Socialist Republics.

The views expressed here are mine, and NOT those of my employers,
associates, or others.  Besides, if it *were* the opinion of all of
those people, I doubt there would be a problem to bitch about in the
first place...
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