i am not well versed with laws. 1) mr. basnyat did have intentions -YES! 2) he's gonna have sex with a minor - MAY BE/MAY BE NOT! 3) 'evil' intentions are parts of human beings. for instance, sometimes we MAY feel like killing a person 'literally'-YES! 4) Sane minded/sensible/educated can keep their evil intentions under check - Most definitely YES!. Is there a guarantee? -NO! Question is: can anyone be convicted/punished based upon what he/she 'MAY' be up to? Within a split of a second, a thoroughly depressed person MAY go for or give up the idea of commiting a suicide. innit? Can he/she be tagged a 'coward'? Iraq was attacked and bush's rationale was: Saddam Hussain was a 'potential threat' to the rest of the world. it may be sensible to take precautions before care done after the damage, but what is the MEASURE to justify the potential of a harm that a peson may hold? LooTe