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Matt B wrote:
> Nick wrote:
>> If I put a bullet in a gun, spin the barrel, point it at your head and
>> pull the trigger is that a victimless crime if the gun doesn't go off?
>
> Is it /actually/ a crime if the gun doesn't go off? If it is, it
> certainly isn't murder.
Attempted murder I'd have thought, which is certainly a crime. (And I'd
imagine the person at the other end of the barrel would be somewhat
psychologically affected, so it's not a victimless one either...)
> Nick wrote:
>> If I put a bullet in a gun, spin the barrel, point it at your head and
>> pull the trigger is that a victimless crime if the gun doesn't go off?
>
> Is it /actually/ a crime if the gun doesn't go off? If it is, it
> certainly isn't murder.
Attempted murder I'd have thought, which is certainly a crime. (And I'd
imagine the person at the other end of the barrel would be somewhat
psychologically affected, so it's not a victimless one either...)
