Ok, thought experiment.<p>You get liquored up beyond the set legal limit, you get in your car, put the key in the ignition, and start the engine.  Is that a crime, or is it a pre-crime?<p>Next experiment.  Same as above, but you put it into gear and keep your foot on the brakes.  Is that a crime, or a pre-crime?<p>Last experiment.  Same as above, but you take your foot off the break and drive home without incident, observing traffic signs and not harming anyone or their property.  Is that a crime, or a pre-crime?<p>If you answered &quot;it&#x27;s all crimes because you can&#x27;t drive drunk because there&#x27;s laws&quot; then you&#x27;ve accepted prosecuting made-up pre-crimes.<p>In my opinion, you have to actually do some damage to be a criminal.  _Then_ you throw the book at &#x27;em, no mercy.