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echo: askacop
to: TOM RIGHTMER
from: RD THOMPSON
date: 1998-01-18 15:59:00
subject: Censorship

Hi Tom, as you were just saying about Censorship....
TR>  TC> Should we pull all the 'do it yourself' books due to the deaths,
TR>  TC> injuries, and murders committed with hammers?  Should we hold the
TR>  TC> author of such liable?  The publisher?  The crowbar also? The 
irearm
TR>  TC> also?
TR> 
TR> You make a very logical argument, but we are talking about bombs.
The major difference between a nuclear bomb and a nuclear power source
is merely the speed of the reaction. 
TR> There was a good and likely use for the tools you mentioned, but
TR> what about bombs? I guess that a bomb could be useful if we were
TR> invaded by a foreign country and our military was being beaten. I
TR> guess the point would be that the possibilities of use for any good
TR> would be extremely limited, limited almost to the point of
TR> non-existence. Remember that a bomb is typically associated with a
TR> device designed to kill large numbers of people. "Reckless
TR> endangerment" is one of the terms which might apply here. There are
TR> other legal issues, and all of the circumstances would be
TR> investigated. I'm not talking about responsibility which may apply
TR> in the future, there's a potential for responsibility already. 
One of the legal issues is who may possess nuclear material.
RD 
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