' Pre - Crime can also come under the heading of ' Conspiracy.' More of that going around than of anything else.
2006-12-05 10:18:28
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answered by vanamont7 7
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This is similar to the question "Is cybersex or phone sex cheating?" Or "Are lustful thoughts towards another considered cheating?" The law does not generally take intent into consideration. Most of the time the law is intended to be a black and white issue. Either it's a crime or it's not. Either it's cheating or it's not. Now keep in mind this is the law i'm talking about, not an opinion. If you locked everybody up for thoughts, there would not be enough jail space in the world. Who hasn't at one point thought they'd like to punch someone in the face or wished someone dead? It's the people who actually go out and do it who are the criminals. If you stop crimes from being committed by arresting people for thinking about doing something, then you also arrest innocent people.
2006-12-05 10:51:59
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answered by more_brains_than_brawn 2
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The test for attempt is whether the defendant took a substantial step towards the commission of the crime with the intent to carry out the crime. We as a society have decided that it is better to stop crimes from being committed as early as possible without prosecuting someone just for ideas or notions that they have no real intent of carrying out. Since the burden of proof is on the government to prove whether an attempt was made, it is less likely that those that are just in the formation of an imaginary plan stage are going to be convicted. You are correct that there is no such thing as a "pre crime" but attempted crimes are punished nearly or as harshly as committed crimes.
2006-12-05 10:32:11
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answered by Tara P 5
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Once you put together the pipe bomb, you have committed a crime. Possession of a pipe bomb is a crime.
If you disassemble the pipe bomb (should you be so lucky as to not blow yourself up first) if no one saw you with the assembled bomb, you are no longer in violation of the law.
If you conspired with someone else to blow up the mail box, as soon as one of you bought any of the items it was a completed crime, because it showed the conspiracy.
As for the gun scenario, no crime was committed. However if you had gone in and killed the person who put you down, it would have been premeditated murder, because at any point you could have stopped yourself.
If it is attempted, it is not a pre-crime, it is an attempted crime. Attempted means you tried to do something. Since no one can read your thoughts, you cannot be charged or convicted of something you thought unless you conspire with someone else to do it.
2006-12-05 10:28:02
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answered by Anonymous
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Maybe there would be less crime if people were stopped while in the planning process. Even if they don't do it, just plan it, I think it's still wrong... or maybe they should be more careful on how much they're expressing their thoughts, so that no one gets the wrong idea of their next move.
If you don't want to get caught for something you were or weren't gonna do, then you should probably not think that deep in the first place.
2006-12-05 10:25:57
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answered by ?Johanna Loves Superman? 3
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if i think about robbing a bank.. it isn't a crime...
if i load a gun, drive to a bank, walk in, and change my mind.... still not a crime..
if i load a gun, drive to a bank, walk in, and change my mind.... but the gun falls out of my pocket... i would expect to be in trouble. the cops do not know if i changed my mind or dropped my gun. it is my own fault for driving to the bank with a loaded weapon to rob it, even if i have a change of heart.
the reason for pre-crimes is simple... pre-venting crimes. yes it sucks that people can get in trouble for almost screwing up, but it is a precaution that should be taken. there are crazy people out there, and life is too precious to wait for someone to get hurt or killed before saying someone has done ANYTHING wrong.
2006-12-05 10:27:13
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answered by Anonymous
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Ick. Copy and paste, eh? Well, anyway a crime is not a crime until it is committed, I don't care what anyone says.
2006-12-05 10:18:58
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answered by Anonymous
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