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LiveAndDie t1_j2u8k1p wrote

Reply to comment by captianbob in 2 Arrested In Power Substation Vandalism In Washington State by JGfromtheNW

You can't arrest someone for a crime they haven't committed. That's the cost of not living in a police state.

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KevinCarbonara t1_j2uee2s wrote

> You can't arrest someone for a crime they haven't committed.

Well... yes, you can. That's why there are charges for things like "attempted murder" or "criminal conspiracy". I don't know why you think it's impossible to criminalize planning crimes, but we already have done precisely that.

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Pwillyams1 t1_j2u9ie0 wrote

Those two didn't go a month without committing a crime. It just wasn't the ones the feds wanted.

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captianbob t1_j2u8u1x wrote

No but you can alert local authorities of suspicious behavior etc

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LiveAndDie t1_j2u98w5 wrote

Which is why they were under surveillance...

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captianbob t1_j2u9mao wrote

So they watched them commit the crime, them let them go home, then arrested them? Is that what you're saying?

I'm saying, if they're were under surveillance from someone that deals with terrorism and thet were still able to commit this from... Then what help was the surveillance?

Edit: nevermind I read it as they were still under surveillance. My bad.

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reddit_eats_tidepods t1_j2xeuyh wrote

I love reddit so much. You can misread something, admit and apologize for your mistake and even have your apology down voted. Lol

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