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Originally Posted by Fletch XXX
In addition, your example is skewed, how about we change it to fit a thought crime pattern?
How about this, you THINk about drinking alcohol in Saudi Arabia then you get arrested. Its okay to think about beer in America, think about it in Saudia Arabia, and bam arrested for THOUGHT CRIME?
He didnt consume alcohol, or smuggle alcohol in. He just THOUGHT about it.
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Most jurisdictions require an ACT (paired with a mental component--INTENT) to judicially find criminal guilt. Act + Intent. In your scenario, the intent is there but no act, so no crime. This pairing of elements is key in a criminal case because the PUNISHMENT varies. First Degree murder, for example, has a different intent factor than manslaughter although both crimes involve the same act.