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Gov. Palin is under the protection of the Secret Service, and it is a crime committed in the context of disrupting a U.S. election, so the full investigative po

by ckinnan 18y ago

Gov. Palin is under the protection of the Secret Service, and it is a crime committed in the context of disrupting a U.S. election, so the full investigative power of the federal government will be brought to bear. Plus I suspect Yahoo will be very cooperative.

jhancock 18y ago
yes, the long arm of the arm will have its day on this one. However, it is important to remember that most/all revolutionary behavior involves breaking the law. I'm not saying this was an appropriate thing to do. But obviously, whoever did this thought it worth the almost certain chance they would go to jail for what they did. So, who's the better American? The ones who violate the law and try to effect change or the peanut gallery that kick back and do nothing? Sure, you can say, "I vote". That is something. Its just that others obviously feel more action (even illegal actions) is required to effect change. Note: I am a member of the peanut gallery. I just bitch and vote. But it is key hacker news that we are at a point in our history where others are deciding to take alternative action.
- hugh 18y ago
  Oh yeah, hoo-fricking-ray for that brave 4chan script kiddie, heroicially giving up his own freedom so that the rest of us could see more of Sarah Palin's family photos. More likely this particular asshole is just an idiot who didn't think through the consequences of his actions. He just thought it'd be funny.
  - jhancock 18y ago
    just as likely. I wasn't implying this was a heroic action. Perhaps my original post was misleading in that regard. I don't know anything about the person that did it or why. History gets to decide the import of people's actions. I think that increases in behaviors where people work outside social norms (this includes people that strap bombs to their bodies) are indicators of stress in the social fabric. Labeling actions as stupid, or terrorist, and such are useful but miss the bigger picture sometimes.

by ckinnan 18y ago

jhancock 18y ago

yes, the long arm of the arm will have its day on this one. However, it is important to remember that most/all revolutionary behavior involves breaking the law. I'm not saying this was an appropriate thing to do. But obviously, whoever did this thought it worth the almost certain chance they would go to jail for what they did. So, who's the better American? The ones who violate the law and try to effect change or the peanut gallery that kick back and do nothing? Sure, you can say, "I vote". That is something. Its just that others obviously feel more action (even illegal actions) is required to effect change. Note: I am a member of the peanut gallery. I just bitch and vote. But it is key hacker news that we are at a point in our history where others are deciding to take alternative action.

hugh 18y ago
Oh yeah, hoo-fricking-ray for that brave 4chan script kiddie, heroicially giving up his own freedom so that the rest of us could see more of Sarah Palin's family photos. More likely this particular asshole is just an idiot who didn't think through the consequences of his actions. He just thought it'd be funny.
- jhancock 18y ago
  just as likely. I wasn't implying this was a heroic action. Perhaps my original post was misleading in that regard. I don't know anything about the person that did it or why. History gets to decide the import of people's actions. I think that increases in behaviors where people work outside social norms (this includes people that strap bombs to their bodies) are indicators of stress in the social fabric. Labeling actions as stupid, or terrorist, and such are useful but miss the bigger picture sometimes.