From: Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
Date: Wed, 30 Jul 1997 08:20:20 +0800
To: cypherpunks@cyberpass.net
Subject: Thoughtcrime
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At 1:50 PM -0700 7/29/97, Declan McCullagh wrote:
>Now *this* is a Subject: line I never expected to see flash across my
>screen...
>
>Since dejanews.com is on that swamp-list, I suspect pathfinder.com may
>appear as well.
>
>Banning images or text because they might lead to impure thoughts or even
>criminal actions is odd. It makes individuals *less* responsible for what
>they do, and refuses to admit the possibility of free will...
>


One word explains this and similar laws: "thoughtcrime."



--Tim May

There's something wrong when I'm a felon under an increasing number of laws.
Only one response to the key grabbers is warranted: "Death to Tyrants!"
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