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Students Downloading Jihadist Material Acquitted

Posted by samzenpus on from the it's-ok-to-look dept.

I Don't Believe in Imaginary Property writes "Five UK students who were charged under the UK's 2000 Terrorism Act for possession of jihadist materials were acquitted after the jury found that, while they had downloaded the materials, there was no evidence that they were planning any sort of crime. The Lord Chief Justice was quoted as saying, 'Difficult questions of interpretation have been raised in this case by the attempt by the prosecution to use [this law] for a purpose for which it was not intended.'"

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  1. Re:Mirror? by Brian+Gordon · · Score: 5, Funny

    the government can't catch you as long as you use a foreign-based prox-- brb door

  2. Re:Well, they are just students, after all. by anagama · · Score: 5, Funny

    I saw Bush and Cheney on youtube once. So that makes two for me.

    --
    What changed under Obama? Nothing Good
  3. Frosted Butts by TurinPT · · Score: 5, Funny

    Bottle Bomb

    Ingredients:

    * 20 oz soda bottle (empty and dry on the inside)
    * black powder (the more fine the better)
    * steady burning long wick (at least 15 seconds delay) Instructions:

    o Poke a small hole in the cap of the soda bottle.
    o Pour a small amount of black powder into the bottle (just enough to cover the bottom with a thin layer, but totally covered, no empty spots on the bottom).
    o Insert wick into the cap about halfway and put a bend in the wick.
    Note: Be careful not to break the wick or it will shorten it causing possibly disastrous results.
    o Screw the cap on the bottle tightly and set somewhere so that it is standing up.
    o Light the fuse and get back about 30 feet. Watch the bottle to light up orange. The second after this happens the bottle blows up.

    How it works:
    The fuse drops onto the layer of black powder in the bottom of the bottle after it burns through the hole. The wick ignites the powder causing it to burn. This builds up pressure inside the bottle causing it to explode.
    I have seen these fly up to 25 feet. You can try experimenting with different size bottles or, try a glass bottle with a metal cap if you have steel balls!!! Note- I'm not sure it has enough pressure to blow a glass bottle apart. It may just act like a rocket engine and flare.

    There. Now were all criminals.