Jinn

Having been arrested for Conspiracy to Commit, I can tell you that while conspiracy (with other individuals) is a crime, premeditation is not. This is simple, becuase conspiracy requires you speaking your intent to another individual, making it no longer a thought. I can think about murdering someone all I want (premeditation) but it does not become a crime until I commit it. However, if I conspire (speak the intent to another) then I am no longer just thinking it and it is now criminal.

This makes sense from an enforcement standpoint, as you cannot prove what an individual was actually thinking, but you can prove what they said and what they wrote.

I can think hatred all I want, but if I make it clear through my actions or words spoken to others that I am acting out of hatred towards their class, race, gender, orientation, etc, then I am just as culpable who speaks intent to murder (conspiracy).

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