Фантастику - в жизнь!
Сейчас речь идет о рассказе Уильяма Тенна Time in Advance, 1956; "Срок авансом", 1969, в русском переводе. В нем человек, отбывший на каторге половину срока авансом, мог безнаказанно совершать преступление. А вот реальная политическая новость:
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On the package, Menendez, who chairs the committee, said some sanctions could happen upfront and others would go into effect if Russia were to invade Ukraine.
"I would describe it as that we are on the one-yard line and hopefully we will be able to conclude successfully," said Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey. "Look, there are some sanctions that really could take place upfront because of what Russia has already done. Cyberattacks on Ukraine, false flag operations, the efforts to undermine the Ukrainian government internally, those are just some examples of sanctions that could take place now."
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On the package, Menendez, who chairs the committee, said some sanctions could happen upfront and others would go into effect if Russia were to invade Ukraine.
"I would describe it as that we are on the one-yard line and hopefully we will be able to conclude successfully," said Menendez, a Democrat from New Jersey. "Look, there are some sanctions that really could take place upfront because of what Russia has already done. Cyberattacks on Ukraine, false flag operations, the efforts to undermine the Ukrainian government internally, those are just some examples of sanctions that could take place now."
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Весьма, весьма конструктивная и плодотворная идея - претворение концепции наказания до преступления в жизнь!