They found more pipe bombs in a bedroom inside Mr. Spafford’s house, loosely stuffed in a backpack that bore a patch shaped like a hand grenade and a logo reading “#NoLivesMatter,” prosecutors said.
No Lives Matter is a nihilistic, far-right ideology that largely exists on encrypted online messaging apps like Telegram
Thankfully for all of us, thought crime isn’t a crime. The only crime the article mentioned is the short barrel rifle.
Yes, the arrest describes the bombs he built, but it doesn’t say he was charged with a crime related to them. Because that’s not a crime afaict
Under federal explosives law, it is illegal to manufacture, store, distribute, receive or transport explosive materials without a federal explosives license or permit (FEL/FEP).
I’d be rather surprised if there was a permit issued for these pipe bombs.
I put a bicycle chain in a bottle of solvent one time, and it exploded (not intentional)
Did I break the law?
Does every mentors and diet coke experiment mean kids need a license to make explosives?
Hey, congratulations on discovering why statutory law and case law are both “the law,” and why criminal courts exist specifically engage in open ended fact finding.
Stuff unlikely to kill and not made from materials likely to kill is generally legal. Pipe bombs don’t fall into that category
Well, you posted on the internet, looks like you can add being a hacker to your slippery slope fallacies.
It’s jagged, he’s a fucking moron.
Do you really think anyone is stupid enough to be sold by those examples compared to dozens of pipe bombs?
It’s absolutely a crime to possess a bunch of explosives, especially in the form of literal pipe bombs.
Also, thought crime isn’t a crime but doing enough stuff to suggest you’ll be killing people and then carrying out and saying things that are akin to planning to kill people is. We can’t just wait around for mass murder to happen if it’s preventable.
Well, we can, and we have, but it’s OK when we’re looking for an excuse to start a war.