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I agree with many of the comments here, along the lines of "intent?" and "bad law", etc... How can I provide material assistance to either this kid and/or to t
by adanto6840 9y ago
I agree with many of the comments here, along the lines of "intent?" and "bad law", etc... How can I provide material assistance to either this kid and/or to the problem at large?
I'm looking for something other than "donate to the EFF [or equiv.]" ideally though; I'd prefer to donate directly to his legal fund, or even do some legwork myself that will help, etc.
And ideally in a way that not only helps him, but that helps prevent these situations from occurring in the future -- i.e. working towards law change, influencing prosecutorial discretion (meh), etc...
- inetknght 9y agoPropose changes (additions, subtractions, et al) to current law. Talk to your (I don't know Canadian politics) political figureheads about your proposals. Shop them around. Talk to your law enforcement agencies about computer crimes. Write and talk publicly about the issues.
- EamonnMR 9y agoI'm not an expert in Canadian law, but are there any elected officials in the chain of the decision to conduct a raid? If so this ought to be severely career limiting. If it was an elected judge who approved the warrant, for example.
- jgmjgm 9y agoFYI - Judges aren't elected in Canada. Good point though. The real question is who continues this process now that it has clearly been exposed.
- hydrox24 9y agoThe provincial government or federal government appoints judges. [0] But if it is anything like here in Australia (we are both Westminster systems) then this does not mean the government is held accountable. Judge appointments are assumed to be fairly neutral and it hardly ever comes up at election time. [0]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_appointments_in_Canada https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Judicial_appointments_in_Canad...