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   There may be more to the story....

   

   Anonymous Coward, Aug 5th, 2003 @ 2:27am

   
   

   The article does mention that the guy was arrested for disorderly conduct at a World Economic Forum in NY. It could be that the court did not release all the details of the case, if it relates to investigations underway. For example, this guy may have taught bomb-making techniques to the Earth Liberation Front, known for their fondness for planting bombs in the mailboxes of professors they don't like, staging surprise baseball bat attacks on pharmaceutical researchers they don't like. Very often, bomb victims aren't even the intended one, but the professor's kid or something.
   
   

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   Re: There may be more to the story....

   

   Anonymous Coward, Aug 5th, 2003 @ 4:46am

   
   

   he also agreed to plead guilty under threat of being charged as a terrorist. Most 20 year olds can't afford very good lawyers, so it sounds like a case of coercion on the part of the prosecutor.

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   Re: There may be more to the story....

   

   westpac, Aug 5th, 2003 @ 5:08am

   
   

   The judge sentenced him to more time than recommended under the plea agreement so there probably was more to it than that short summary. You can't yell "fire" in a movie theater and claim it's prottected by the first amendment either.

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   Anonymous Coward, Aug 5th, 2003 @ 7:13am

   
   

   Welcome to the new america. All of our old arguments about freedom of speech/press and our american way of avoiding responsibility are going to be called into question since 911. If I gave a kid a gun and he shot someone with it, would I not be held responsible ? If I offered someone one to many drinks and they killed someone by driving afterwards am I not held responsible ?
   
   If someone uses/used this kids web site to construct a bomb and then injured/killed others shouldn't he be held responsible ? I say thee yes. While the information may be available from a variety of various sources, to collect it and make it easily accessable shows a great lack of responsibility and morals.
   
   Let the kid spend some time in jail. Maybe next time he wants to rebel, he'll pick something a bit more meaningful and potential less harmful to Others.

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   Concept: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

   

   Common Sense, Aug 5th, 2003 @ 7:43am

   
   

   Do you not understand the concept of PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY ?????????????????????????
   If you drink too much and kill someone YOU ARE at fault....
   If you decide to build a bomb and kill some one YOU ARE at fault ...
   God how I hate you whining " no fault " pansies ...
   TAKE RESPONSIBILITY FOR YOUR OWN ACTIONS !

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   Re: Concept: PERSONAL RESPONSIBILITY

   

   Dan, Aug 5th, 2003 @ 9:00am

   
   

   Do you understand the concept of reading for comprehension?

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   Peteo, Aug 5th, 2003 @ 4:17pm

   
   

   "If I gave a kid a gun and he shot someone with it, would I not be held responsible ?"
   
   So gun shops should be responsible if some one kills some one with a gun they bought there?

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   Re: No Subject Given

   

   Peteo, Aug 5th, 2003 @ 4:22pm

   
   

   Better yet, if I buy a knife from sears, should sears be responsible for me killing some one with it?
   
   This goes back to 1984, thought police where they don't punish people by there actions, but punish people by their thoughts.
   
   Im sorry I dont want to live in this type of world.

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   Re: No Subject Given

   

   shadowspook, Sep 12th, 2004 @ 12:08am

   
   

   why are we sitting here so complacent and docile while the government walks all over the few freedoms we still have left
   dont just sit there take action
   when you stop fearing the government the government fears you

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