"cannibal cop"...what do we think?

[dead0man]

CNN link for the curious

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It's a tough one as he didn't actually do anything violent (though he did do some illegal things).  I'm not sure how I feel about it.

[Obamanation]

Libertarian response: "Bbbbut....FREEDOM OF SPEECH!"

Rational response: "Lock the sick  up and throw away the key!"

[Insula Dei]

From the little I happen to have read about this, the case against him is really quite flimsy.

[Atlas Has Shrugged]

Libertarian response: "Bbbbut....FREEDOM OF SPEECH!"

Rational response: "Lock the sick  up and throw away the key!"

If he built devices to hold/cook/kill the women with, then yes, he is guilty. If he didn't, then the case is just another flimsy case, and he shouldn't be convicted. Depends on how serious he actually was.

[True Federalist (진정한 연방 주의자)]

The key was not simply that he was researching how to do it in general, but he was developing plans for how to do it to specific people and was committing other crimes as he did his research.  Without those illegal invasions of privacy, the conspiracy case would have fallen apart.

[dead0man]

Libertarian response: "Bbbbut....FREEDOM OF SPEECH!"

Rational response: "Lock the sick  up and throw away the key!"

Trying to make Lief like you again after that "what's wrong with stop and frisk" post?

[Lief 🗽]

lol, dead0 knows the extent of my libertarian tendencies too well!

Obviously I don't know what the law is regarding conspiracy to kidnap people, but I mostly agree with Ernest. The fact that his plans targeted specific individuals and that he had already broken laws to aid in developing these plans should be evidence enough that these were not just internet fantasies.

[opebo]

Sounds like utter nonsense.