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"I'm not sure if it is SOP, or the Secret Service thought they were dealing with violent criminals" seems possible the bulk of them had first learned about hac
by meatsock 15y ago
"I'm not sure if it is SOP, or the Secret Service thought they were dealing with violent criminals"
seems possible the bulk of them had first learned about hackers at the same time they learned about the raid -- perhaps from someone who exaggerated the average size of a hacker's fangs. in any event it doesn't seem likely that in preparation for sundevil they'd have consulted with anyone that would have urged a relaxed and moderated view of what was at that time an unexplored frontier of law enforcement.
- Hominem 15y agoRight, from the sheer scope of the raids I'm sure they thought they were dealing with some sort of syndicate, probably professional criminals branching out. They were absolutely dumbfounded, they didn't know whether to slap the cuffs on me or give me milk and cookies.
- electromagnetic 15y ago> they didn't know whether to slap the cuffs on me or give me milk and cookies. Sounds like good cop, bad cop to the extreme. I think I'd deal in 5 seconds if a cop offered me milk and cookies over handcuffs.