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Description of the offense is as follows:
(quote)" Whoever willfully or maliciously injures or destroys any of the works, property, or material of any radio, telegraph, telephone or cable, line, station, or system, or other means of communication, operated or controlled by the United States, or used or intended to be used for military or civil defense functions of the United States, whether constructed or in process of construction, or willfully or maliciously interferes in any way with the working or use of any such line, or system, or willfully or maliciously obstructs, hinders, or delays the transmission of any communication over any such line, or system, or attempts or conspires to do such an act, shall be fined under this title or imprisoned not more than ten years, or both. In the case of any works, property, or material, not operated or controlled by the United States, this section shall not apply to any lawful strike activity, or other lawful concerted activities for the purposes of collective bargaining or other mutual aid and protection which do not injure or destroy any line or system used or intended to be used for the military or civil defense functions of the United States."(unquote)
The punishment is by fine from $1,000 to $10,000 and by imprisonment from 3 to 10 years.
It doesn't need any precedent. It has ALWAYS been against federal law to destroy or damage property of the US Government. This statute just makes it specific as to what exactly items or facilities are covered.
As laws go this one is pretty straightforward, understandable, and without much legal mumbo-jumbo. ANYONE should be able to understand what it means.
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