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ceejayoz • yesterday at 7:46 PM • 1 reply • view on HN

> You can't arrest somebody for a sabotage without letting him to execute the deed.

Sure you can. We convict people of conspiracy all the time.

https://www.law.cornell.edu/wex/overt_act


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Geof25 • yesterday at 7:52 PM

Arresting all the people who happen to walk past a strategic object will fill up your prisons very quickly.

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