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At the risk of going off topic (and without responding to the issue of Twitter requiring real phone numbers), I want to make a point regarding your last sentenc
by phs318u 8y ago
At the risk of going off topic (and without responding to the issue of Twitter requiring real phone numbers), I want to make a point regarding your last sentence. If a post is somehow sufficient to (potentially) warrant a prison sentence (eg for leaking state secrets or inciting terrorist acts), then I would suggest the amount of time that has passed is irrelevant (within jurisdictional bounds). If a crime has been committed, responding to that within the statue of limitations is not an issue of civil liberties. Getting away with a crime (something worthy of s prison sentence) is not a civil liberty anyone enjoys.
- reaperducer 8y agoYou're thinking too big. Think smaller and more common. Said something unpleasant about someone ten years ago? Guess what, he's the sheriff now, and has money in the budget to buy social media data on his enemies, or the freedom to tap into any shared federal database he likes. Next thing you know, there's a speed trap at the end of your block and each member of your family gets pulled over each day for a vehicle inspection. These sorts of things weren't unheard of before the internet. The abuse of big data just makes it easier now.
- selimthegrim 8y agoYou laugh, but in Terrebonne Parish, Louisiana, this was very much a thing recently. https://reason.com/blog/2017/09/08/sheriff-settles-over-blogger-raid https://reason.com/blog/2017/09/08/sheriff-settles-over-blog...
- crumpets 8y agoI think you forget that not every government is so nice. A comment against a young politician today could be a comment against the sitting dictator in 10 years that won’t care so much about the statute of limitations.