Justice Department's Bio-terror Mistake

destinyland writes "University professor and artist Steve Kurtz publicizes the history of chemical weapons with performance art pieces. The day his wife died of a heart attack, 911 responders mistook his scientific equipment for bioterrorism supplies. After he was detained for 22 hours, Homeland Security cordoned off his block, and a search was performed on his house in hazmat suits, they found nothing. Now they're prosecuting him for "mail fraud" for the way he obtained $256 of harmless bacteria."

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[QuantumG]

It is a crazy opinion, and it has nothing to do with the case. If you say so.

So I should be able to breed anthrax in my home, just because I love growing anthrax bacteria? Yup.

How about if I'm just curious to know if I'm able to weaponize anthrax spores into a dry powder, so I just do it? Yup.

On a more everyday note, I guess it's OK for husbands to hold up a gun and threaten to kill their wife and kids if she leaves him, as long as in his mind he knows it's just a big joke. Hey, it's left field calling, they want their ball back.

Or what about if he just shoots and misses her? No harm, no foul, right? Queue "firing a gun into a crowd" argument.

Is it really so hard to understand? Freedom is better than security.