I assume you have to pierce some veil of reality, make a purchase, buy a ticket, etc. before it becomes a crime.
My point is if we can make surveillance costly by filling the airwaves with false positives that are just a group of bots plotting a terrorist act? I assume that is legal to do.
Edit - ok, so it definitely seems like this is not clever at all and almost certainly a crime. Don't do this!
https://leginfo.legislature.ca.gov/faces/codes_displaySectio...
So this means police informants in connection to the police are also committing a crime? Far too often people with recorded criminal activities are baited into getting another person caught for a more severe crime like terrorism, in exchange of being let go.
It says "falsely and maliciously".
So, if what say is true, it's not a crime.
If what they say is false but they believe it to be true, it's not done "maliciously", so it's not a crime.
If what they say is false and they know it, yeah, it is a crime.
But if the police and court believes them, or if it's the police itself that pressured them to point their fingers to some person they wanted to get, then it doesn't matter whether it's a crime or not, as it wont be prosecuted, and the police not only doesn't care, but explicitly wants the false testimony.
Not in most countries, no.
The problem with conspiratory talk is that while one person may fully not intend on action, it could inspire and/or manipulate others into committing acts. The blame is shared on all for conspiring and creating that environment where acts can emerge.
If they can get them, they will. The law is more of a technicallity for such cases.
So 80% of reddit and twitter is illegal conspiracy plotting/planning?
For example, if you and your friends agree to rob a bank and decide you'll need gloves, ski masks, and some kind of weapon, buying 6 pairs of rubber gloves at the store the next day would qualify as a material act. You don't need to acquire all the expected tools or go anywhere near the bank you discussed robbing.
So, no actual act is necessary.
That said, flooding the systems with false positives is definitely possible, but it would be used as a cover for actual terrorist attacks.
Well, that's true for any crime tho, so doesn't answer the parent's question.