Comment Re:Dumbasses (Score 1) 1045
(1) Conspiracy is a "state of mind" crime. If they can "prove" that you meant what you were saying, that you were really planning to do illeagal thing X together with someone else, you have consipired to do X. Typically, proving that you were really planning on committing the offense requires...doing more than just talking about doing it.
(2) I don't think you are splitting hairs when you talk about yelling fire. The yelling of fire should be perfectly legal and you should be responsible for the consequences. Thus, if there is no fire, you have incited panic, maybe people were hurt, and the first responders time was wasted. If, however, there was a fire, I would think that yelling fire in that theatre was a very GOOD thing.
(2) I don't think you are splitting hairs when you talk about yelling fire. The yelling of fire should be perfectly legal and you should be responsible for the consequences. Thus, if there is no fire, you have incited panic, maybe people were hurt, and the first responders time was wasted. If, however, there was a fire, I would think that yelling fire in that theatre was a very GOOD thing.
