Re: Canada to Start Punishing People for Pre-Crime

In article <dcr1vipm3mtr2oc9vef5lcnr5sh9jqdfq5@4ax.com>,
 The Horny Goat <lcraver@home.ca> wrote:

On Tue, 12 Mar 2024 12:07:09 -0700, BTR1701 <atropos@mac.com> wrote:
 

Again this is being discussed for what someone might do and not what
they actually have done? At least so far as I know when such
restrictions on people using the Internet in the USA it has been in
reaction to things that they've actually done like with Kevin Mitnick.

>
I've never understood how you can sentence someone to no internet use in
today's world anyway. You use the internet in a million different ways
every day.
>

There have been several cases where Canadians have been given "no
internet" as part of terms of parole - but those are people already
convicted of crimes by a judge or jury of one's peers.
 
I agree with your analysis but in practice this clause has only been
invoked when the person's crime (for instance kiddy porn or wire fraud
committed over the net) directly involves the Internet And unless a
minor is the victim is almost never ordered on a first offence.

Even so, it's still virtually impossible to not use the internet in
modern society. Unless you're locked in a prison cell, any of thousands
of daily interactions in the outside world will involve internet use.