Comments on: Criminalizing Bad Outcomes http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/criminalizing_bad_outcomes/ Online Journal of Politics and Foreign Affairs Thu, 26 Nov 2009 05:37:08 -0600 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8.5 hourly 1 By: sam http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/criminalizing_bad_outcomes/comment-page-1/#comment-515729 sam Thu, 02 Oct 2008 12:49:37 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=25678#comment-515729 <blockquote>I think that it ought to be possible to prosecute people for genuinely cheating people even if we haven’t codified the illegality of a particular crooked scheme into the law.</blockquote> Which is pretty much what a skillful prosecutor can do via the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conspiracy_(crime)" rel="nofollow">conspiracy laws</a>.

I think that it ought to be possible to prosecute people for genuinely cheating people even if we haven’t codified the illegality of a particular crooked scheme into the law.

Which is pretty much what a skillful prosecutor can do via the conspiracy laws.

]]> By: PD Shaw http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/archives/criminalizing_bad_outcomes/comment-page-1/#comment-515701 PD Shaw Thu, 02 Oct 2008 02:03:58 +0000 http://www.outsidethebeltway.com/?p=25678#comment-515701 Watching the right hand, James, you miss the left. People suspect that they might have messed-up in complex legal matters and then try to minimize it to federal investigators. They are charged with the lie, which is easier to prove. One, two . . . knockout. Watching the right hand, James, you miss the left. People suspect that they might have messed-up in complex legal matters and then try to minimize it to federal investigators. They are charged with the lie, which is easier to prove. One, two . . . knockout.

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