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[–] 5 points 1 year ago (1 child)

An attempt to commit a crime is a crime. Planning it is not.

There are so many actions that are crimes. Doing X with intent to Y is a crime. Proving intent can be tricky. But that's up to the DA to argue.

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  • [–] 6 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    That's what I said. Typing things into a chat doesn't prove intent. For the same reason google is not monitoring searches and sending them to police. You can type anything you want into a search box. It's never a crime.

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  • [–] 2 points 1 year ago (1 child)

    It’s evidence that can be argued is intent. People have been convicted of murder and evidence they googled how to do it was on their computers and used in court

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