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Your understanding of implied contract law is incorrect. That's still theft. Keep in mind that there are different degrees and forms of "theft." The police might say that, it might not be worth the time/effort to arrest or prosecute, but it's still illegal. You don't need any more...

Very. Even though I'd say "theft of services" (not counting materials and whatnot) is a crime in all 50 states.

I'd say that the restaurant-patron relationship is the very essence of a contract.... I'll put it like this. If I'm a chef, and I cook you a $10,000 meal that you don't pay for, you can bet that I'm going to sue you for, among other things, breach of contract. And also call the police. ;)

What's a conspiracy, if not a contract between two private parties?

I'm not going to continue this. You're either yanking my chain, or are an incredibly dangerous person to have on a jury. If the former, a tip of the hat to you. If the latter: http://www.innocenceproject.org/; not that it would change your mind if you're being sincere (which is certainly...

He was convicted of harassment, spent less than a year in prison. But, wait, it's said that he might have done some other stuff; so I guess we'd better accept what's said as absolutely true! It has more credibility because it puts an otherwise respectable person in a bad light, doesn't it...

Who was a very well-respected jurist, who was subsequently readmitted, and is now a professor. He actually went to prison for something stalking related. Perhaps you have some kind of inside knowledge that suggests the findings of a grand jury are a reliable tool for basing conclusions upon...

Not at all. The saying is a famous one regarding grand juries.

Ham sandwiches....

Where have I said anything of the sort?

Uhhhh...do you have any idea of how a grand jury works? I mean, really? You're using a grand jury report as indicative of a crime?

It's worth remembering that the only one who [allegedly] had any evidence of any crime was the asst. coach. If the actual witness is unwilling to contact the appropriate authority, you can bet that I, as the third-party he might consult, am going to have reservations about contacting that same...

Everybody certainly discounted everything except guilt at Duke.

I don't have time to read the whole article right now, but if I'm guessing correctly, it's saying that miswirings in the brain, rather than "unadulterated evil," is behind a significant part of crime. And if you go watch a few days of criminal court in any area, rural or urban, rich or poor...

I'm not quite sure I'm following what you're saying. What isn't so? If you're saying that things like the internet and lack of care or attentiveness from parents/families/whoever play a part, absolutely. Completely agreed. But, we've made those things illegal, punishable by pretty hefty...

Don't get me wrong - retribution, revenge, etc., aren't bad things. Presuming what's-his-name is actually guilty (I sure do hope I'm never charged with anything, as apparently all that needs to happen for a determination of guilt is for a newspaper to publish something saying I'm guilty), I...

I love how America consists of one gigantic ----ing blame game. Somebody's gotta pay, dammit. More bars, more guards; no need to deal with prevention, so long as we can punish the symptoms after they've occurred. Let's just make everything bad a crime.

While you're correct, the problem is that the difference between these two things is academic only.

Yup. We hear alot about "career criminals." No doubt, it's a problem. No doubt whatsoever. There are a lot of people out there who are flat-out bad. No question of that. At the same time, exactly what do we expect when any conviction beyond a traffic offense will generally prevent holding...

That may very well be the case. But that certainly encourages people not to seek help for problems involving things of this nature. Thereby directly encouraging continued victimization. Par for the course, though. As a society, we're more interested in treating symptoms rather than causes. It...