Jan. 18, 2010
8:50 a.m.
On 01/17/2010 07:58 PM, John R. Levine wrote:
What I object to is the leaping to the conclusion that someone is a criminal and thus, without any process or third party review, stripping that person of fifth, sixth, and fourteenth amendment protections.
So, just so I understand, you think that there is a non-zero chance that pillz spam is advertising legal prescription drugs, and 419 spam is offering a legitimate business opportunity?
If a situation seems obvious then it ought to be easy to prove by evidence before an impartial trier of the fact. Judges and juries aren't so blind that they would take a great deal of time to bring a guilty verdict. So why the rush to condemn on mere accusation? --karl--