asciilifeform: plantations, even, had freestanding kitchens. (i was on an old plantation, and saw this alive, preserved, just last night.) for a reason..
asciilifeform: is considered just as guilty of the offence as one who was found with the genuine article
asciilifeform: sorta like dope peddler who buys a bag of 'coke' (sugar) from one usg provocateur and sells it to another
asciilifeform: does seem like a straight application of 20th c. u.s. law, though. where it is formally illegal not to turn stoolie.
asciilifeform: 'In doing so, they knowingly exchanged cash for people whom they believed may be engaging in criminal activity. MURGIO and his co-conspirators have also knowingly exchanged cash for Bitcoins for victims of ransomware attacks...'
asciilifeform: ianal, but the legalistic talmudism (talmudic legalism?) under which the fl folks are being charged, was something more like 'sold ammo to fella who spoke of his criminal plan' rather than 'sold ammo to fella who turned out to be criminal'
asciilifeform: students of collective madness might care for explanation