You're not alone in being disturbed by this turn of events, although I would suspect we are in the serious minority.

I would be interested to read court transcripts of the actual evidence presented, rather than rely on a Slate article, because where this turns is the point at which fantasy, of course, crosses the line into reality (and hence the charge of conspiracy to commit). I think it was probably the last point (showing up on the block of a woman he had agreed to kidnap for a fee), that got him convicted, if I had to guess.


D.