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It's simply disgusting, how the government can simply harass people without bringing any cases against them, preventing them from defending themselves.
by jevinskie 16y ago
It's simply disgusting, how the government can simply harass people without bringing any cases against them, preventing them from defending themselves.
- mike-cardwell 16y agoIt's also stupid. If anything it probably made him more determined to do what he's doing, and convinced him even more that what he's doing is right and necessary.
- neilk 16y agoThe point is to deter others. (See my comment elsewhere in this thread).
- ioerror 16y agoThat is not the only point. It is but one of many.
- blhack 16y agoWhat do you think the other points are? To me, it looks like you're being made an example of. (Thanks, btw, the world needs more people willing to endure that)
- ioerror 16y agoJust off the top of my head? Some goals: to deter others, to extra-legally punish me personally, to pressure me into taking some kind of action that is subject to punishment, to upset others into action that is also subject to punishment, to profile me under stress, to monitor my associates as I am harassed, to watch the tactics or long term strategy, to attempt to provide comfort for these stresses (that's a weird story), and so. So yeah, they're trying to make an example of me but it's not limited to run ins with CBP. The ongoing legal issue with a specific microblog is another example. Visiting me when I give talks is another. There are others but I'm not comfortable discussing them at this time.
- mthsf 16y agoIt can get far, far worse. Mitnick spent 4 years in a federal prison without being charged with a crime. Democracy and freedom is just the lie the government constantly bombards us with in order to keep us subdued and productive.