Re: Wrong end of the crime?
but nut jobs that commit these crimes rarely commit them in a vacuum - unless its just they are a total nut job.
Granted, 'the phone didn't harm anyone; is a little puerile, but has a point on the 'nujob/total nutjob' front.
Merely because some terror attacks are group efforts doesn't mean all are networked affairs, social or otherwise.
People rarely commit them in a vacuum, yes, There is always some set of circumstances that set them off down the road, but often what drives them all the way there is a vacuum they create themselves. What Terry Pratchett referred to as 'spiralling inward' (Men at Arms).
However it does appear law enforcement are in the habit now of 'throwing an embarassing tantrum' in public every time it comes to the 'social media/contacts personal associations' checkbox of the investigation and they can't tick the box.
Biting the hand that feeds IT
