Ahhhhhhh

[james_davis_nicoll]

An 18-year-old university student accused of having explosives that could be used in bombs is a chemistry buff who had no interest in blowing things up, his lawyer says.

Pointed out to me by mrteufel

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[redknight.livejournal.com]

I wonder how the west is going to maintain (what's left of) its competitive edge if everyone with a spark of intelligence and curiosity is treated as a criminal?

[hattifattener]

I've been wondering this since the '90s, with the crypto and copyright craziness. At least crypto is pretty much legal now. On the other hand, IIRC, a number of info-security conferences have moved out of the US since the copyright lobby has made their fields of study dangerous to pursue in the US.

On the bright side, wossname, Steve Kurtz, did eventually get his charges thrown out, after a few years of persecution.