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RE: Because they want to be "players"




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   >From:    	Tim May <tcmay@got.net>
   >To:        	Declan McCullagh <declan@well.com>; fight-censorship@vorlon.mit.edu;cypherpunks@toad.com
   >Subject:    	Because they want to be "players"
   >Date:    	Thu, Sep 18, 1997 10:37 PM
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   >Yes, SAFE is an evil bill. And anyone who supports the "use a cipher, go to
   >prison" language (*) is guilty of a most serious crime.

In NY (as possibly other places), wearing a bullet resistant vest while doing something illegal is itself a crime. While it might be argued that messing around with guns can hurt bystanders, no one was ever injured by a stray bullet resisting vest.

Jay