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The only thing that will stop a bad guy with a computer is a good guy with a computer! Legalize concealed computing! ...but seriously, us Americans live in a w
by onychomys 9y ago
The only thing that will stop a bad guy with a computer is a good guy with a computer! Legalize concealed computing!
...but seriously, us Americans live in a world where people make the serious argument that vigilante gun ownership helps cut the crime rate. I see this as more of the same. I think it's probably untrue, but if we accept one, shouldn't we accept the other?
- whatshisface 9y agoThe natural analogy for guns is probably crypto, but the real problem is that we live in a political climate where computer defense is totally ignored.
- sp4rki 9y agoThat is a total strawman argument buddy. The argument "gun ownership serves as a deterrent of crime and has been known to spoil criminal endeavours, therefore we should allow citizens to carry guns" has never been about vigilantism. Vigilante behavior is actually a quick way to get yourself locked up and/or your permit revoked. There is a BIG difference between defending your home with a firearm, and looking up a thief and paying him a visit with a gun in hand. Likewise there is a BIG difference between keeping attackers out of your servers and collecting thorough forensic evidence, and going all out guns blazing with your 0day collection trying to outhack the hacker.