RE: Response to hack attempt?

[Ryan Russell]

>This is, IMHO, irrelevant.  If an action is not illegal, you cannot be
>prosecuted for it.  Period.  I don't see how it can be relevant what
>your intentions were.  If I stand on the street and examine your house
>looking for ways to break in, it's not illegal.  It's simply not
>relevant what I intend to do, only what I have actually done, provided
>the action is not illegal.  If I do commit an illegal act, intentions
>may play a roll in the severity of the charges, but again this is
>irrelevant if no charges can be brought.

Not true.  There are a whole bunch of laws relating to "intent" that
you can be prosecuted under.  Look at all the "burglar tools" type
statutes.  BernieS got thrown in prison for having a red box,
not for using it.

                         Ryan



-
[To unsubscribe, send mail to [EMAIL PROTECTED] with
"unsubscribe firewalls" in the body of the message.]