1996-03-09 - Re: hammers, crowbars and remailers & Leahy

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From: “Declan B. McCullagh” <declan+@CMU.EDU>
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
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From: "Declan B. McCullagh" <declan+@CMU.EDU>
Date: Sat, 9 Mar 1996 23:37:01 +0800
To: cypherpunks@toad.com
Subject: Re: hammers, crowbars and remailers & Leahy
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Excerpts from internet.cypherpunks: 8-Mar-96 hammers, crowbars and
remai.. by JFA T. QC, Canada@citene 
> Would an anonymous phone call notifying the hardware store owner that
> somebody will buy tools that will be used to commit a crime
> be significant?

I don't think so, or at least I'd argue that it's not sufficient. I
think the legal concept is _scienter_, or "guilty knowledge." Is an
anonymous phone call sufficient to establish that?

-Declan






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