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Sunday, May 30, 2004

If he can survive depression, he may have a future in writing spy novels...

Boy Poses As Internet Spy To Plot His Own Murder

One does wonder how the law treats someone who plots their own murder. Obviously the boy he duped made a choice in attempting to stab him to death, and is therefore guilty of attempted murder. But what about his own role? It's definitely conspiracy to commit murder, but is there such a thing as conspiracy to commit suicide? And if you trick someone into trying to kill you, does that negate the person's actions who was following your lead in any way? I wouldn't think so, but it's definitely a tangled legal issue for the British courts to sort out. I just hope they both get help.

Weird.

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