They have written the to allow a charge of soliciting and or illegal use of electronic equipment for those that might have considered it for a moment but declined in the end. So Thought Crime is real in the 21st century. George Orwell missed it by a few years but his Book "1984" predicted much of what is happening today. If a person wins a case or an appeal they change or make new laws to cover that. Wanna see corruption? Just look to our political and legal systems.
They have no intention of reducing arresr rates. It's Big business. Even fabricated crimes bring federal funding, increased tax revenues, forfeiture property, and promotions. The fact that there are privately owned prisons tells you there's money to be made. If they cared about the public that time and money would be spent on sites where minors actually are located but the very fact that they have 0 cases of actual solicitation proves they Must show their worth to keep their jobs. Real or fabricated matters not to them.
More than likely because he had a well paid attorney. Those that lack the funds are given a life sentence of lost rights, registration, regulations and ostracized by family, friends, neighbors, coworkers (if they can find a job), etc....
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Re: Charge and Indict the Entrampment officers
They have written the to allow a charge of soliciting and or illegal use of electronic equipment for those that might have considered it for a moment but declined in the end. So Thought Crime is real in the 21st century. George Orwell missed it by a few years but his Book "1984" predicted much of what is happening today. If a person wins a case or an appeal they change or make new laws to cover that. Wanna see corruption? Just look to our political and legal systems.
Re: Re: Making the problem worse
They have no intention of reducing arresr rates. It's Big business. Even fabricated crimes bring federal funding, increased tax revenues, forfeiture property, and promotions. The fact that there are privately owned prisons tells you there's money to be made. If they cared about the public that time and money would be spent on sites where minors actually are located but the very fact that they have 0 cases of actual solicitation proves they Must show their worth to keep their jobs. Real or fabricated matters not to them.
Re: Re: Re: Re: Making the problem worse
More than likely because he had a well paid attorney. Those that lack the funds are given a life sentence of lost rights, registration, regulations and ostracized by family, friends, neighbors, coworkers (if they can find a job), etc....