On 14 Sep 2008 09:14:54 -0400, Warp <war### [at] tagpovrayorg> wrote:

>Stephen <mcavoysAT@aoldotcom> wrote:
>> Wrong is wrong, illegal is illegal no mater the intentions.
>
>  Not all crimes have the same severity, and crimes can have mitigating
>factors. It's not even uncommon for someone to not to be prosecuted even
>though he broke the letter of the law, because the circustances were so
>mitigating.

This is true and in my opinion correct. John's question hangs on this point but
another aspect is; did the person in question "know" what he did was "wrong in
law" whether he agreed with the law or not.
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Regards
     Stephen

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