necoandjeff wrote:

> "Kevin Wayne Williams" <kww.nihongo@verizon.nut> wrote in message
> news:10kkvqliqak6gb0@news.supernews.com...
> 
>>Kevin Gowen wrote:
>>
>>
>>>Kevin Wayne Williams wrote:
>>>
>>>>You think most kids go out and buy their own computers and set up
>>>>separate modem access to the home? Most of these juvenile file-sharers
>>>>are doing so with computers and modems supplied by the parents.
>>>
>>>
>>>Drawing on your legal education, tell me why this matters.
>>
>>It satisfies one of the tests for aiding and abetting, in that it is
>>assistance in the commission of the crime. To satisfy the other test
>>(acting with knowledge of the criminal intent of the perpetrator and
>>with an intent or purpose of either committing, or of encouraging or
>>facilitating commission of the offense) requires demonstrating the
>>intent and knowledge the parent. Demonstrating that can range from
>>impossible (the truly computer illiterate parent with no clue as to what
>>little Johnny was up to) to trivial (Kid:"Boy, Mom, this dial-up crap is
>>so slow, it takes me hours to download DVDs." Mom:"Well, then, it's time
>>get you DSL, so you can complete the family DVD library!").
>>
>>Other cases would be grayer: buying the kid an upgrade to the computer
>>or a new computer after the parent had become aware of the criminal use
>>could be seen as being done with an intent to facilitate, especially if
>>the parent had used one of the downloads. A similar argument could be
>>made for every month's payment on the DSL line.
>>
>>
>>>>The lack of morals and disregard for property ownership probably comes
>>>>from the same source.
>>>
>>>
>>>I thought you atheists became all hands aflutter when people started
>>>talking about lack of morals.
>>
>>It's always irritating to listen to people argue that superstition is
>>the only basis for morality.
> 
> 
> I don't even find it irritating anymore. People who believe this nonsense
> are just idiots.

Indeed. They should believe in some other unscientific thing, like the 
Big Bang.

- Kevin