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		juanpablo on April 29, 2008 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Hans Reiser Guilty of First Degree Murder Only most of those who get caught.

derefr on April 30, 2008 [–]

As far as I can tell, ontologically, you're not a criminal until you get caught, just as a pressure wave (of a tree falling et all) is not a sound until it is observed by something with ears.

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