Posted by Richard Crowley on 02/28/07 01:17

"Doug Jacobs" wrote ...
> MassiveProng wrote:
>> Nope. Hardware can be illegal even before it ever ships.
>
> Explain how an inanimate object is capable of breaking the law without any
> human interaction whatsoever?

Example: The mere existence of chemical weapons is illegal
everywhere in the civilized world. There are many other examples.

> Even possession requires a human - and even then, it's the human that
> breaks the law, not the object. Otherwise, what, we should be putting
> guns in prison?

Lots of things are illegal to just exist.

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