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Patrick Leahy: “You know what I am saying. In the normal criminal code, you could have some kid who takes a car joyriding and leaves it.”

On the recordSeptember 6, 2011
You know what I am saying. In the normal criminal code, you could have some kid who takes a car joyriding and leaves it.
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Patrick Leahy
Democratic · Vermont

Editor's note · Context

Leahy illustrates the difference in prosecuting minor versus serious offenses in cyber crime.

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