http://blogcritics.org/ A sinister cabal of superior bloggers on music, books, film, popular culture, politics, and technology - updated continuously. en Copyright 2005 by the authors Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:05:52 EDT http://backend.userland.com/rss Blogcritics.org custom software http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/030539.php#comment-14156 Hey, I agree that the penalty for participating in these "pumping parties" appears harsh, but characterizing this as a "victimless" crime would appear to be somewhat questionable as well - somebody died as a result of the unlicensed activities of the defendant and others. That's the reason for requiring licenses in the first place - they are an attempt to prevent harm to other people. 14156@blogcritics.org Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:05:52 EDT http://blogcritics.org/archives/2003/07/31/030539.php#comment-14155 Hey, I agree that the penalty for participating in these "pumping parties" appears harsh, but characterizing this as a "victimless" crime would appear to be somewhat questionable as well - somebody died as a result of the unlicensed activities of the defendant and others. That's the reason for requiring licenses in the first place - they are an attempt to prevent harm to other people. 14155@blogcritics.org Thu, 31 Jul 2003 20:05:19 EDT