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I see your point. That is certainly a possibility. Although it would be highly inconvenient to be arrested or get in trouble with the feds, it would make for a

by csears 3y ago

I see your point. That is certainly a possibility. Although it would be highly inconvenient to be arrested or get in trouble with the feds, it would make for an interesting story at parties. That's always been something I've struggled with. So... silver lining? A lot of historical figures I respect have been arrested for standing by their convictions. So I would be in good company. It also could turn into a good opportunity for publicity. Plus, it might actually gain me credibility in the eyes of the cartels.

valar_m 3y ago
Just some friendly advice man, I seriously doubt your company wants to be associated with any of this, so you may want to take them out of your profile. The west coast is waking up soon, don't wait around to do it.
- csears 3y ago
  Good point. I have removed my employers from my bio. I don't think there was any implication that they were at all involved or endorsed anything I'm saying here, but it never hurts to avoid any potential backlash. Thanks for pointing that out.
  - facorreia 3y ago
    Friendly tip: you might want to remove them from your Linkedin profile too (or remove the link to your website from your HN bio).
    - csears 3y ago
      Done. Thank you.
DonHopkins 3y ago
>A lot of historical figures I respect have been arrested for standing by their convictions. So I would be in good company. You do realize that you're not going to actually get the chance to share a jail cell with any of those historical figures, don't you?
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duped 3y ago
It'll be a fun story at parties after you serve up to 4 years in federal prison for each time you use a communication device in this venture (21 USC § 843 b) and then get to spend however many years in state prisons for criminal facilitation. Just keep in mind there's no parole for Federal crimes.
- csears 3y ago
  So you're saying that Zoom would be a bad option?
  - duped 3y ago
    Everything about this is illegal
Michelangelo11 3y ago
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tehwebguy 3y ago
Being arrested a single time can put you on an entirely different track in life. It’s not a death sentence, but it would probably permanently change your life for the worse (and that’s assuming you aren’t convicted). The biggest problem is that you don’t know what you don’t know, and what you don’t know can kill you in this scenario. Nobody that works in enforcement will believe you are a good person, if you were you’d be in enforcement with them (in their mind). You interact with people you know and even complete strangers that assume you are normal and good every day, you don’t get that from law enforcement. You are a gold star on their record, a stepping stone to the next position and pay band.
- csears 3y ago
  I'm certainly going to do my best to not get arrested, or be in a situation where anyone in law enforcement would want to arrest me. As far as I know, it's not illegal to ask for advice about a legally ambiguous situation.
tiberious726 3y ago
Intending to aid an abit drug cartels is not the equivalent of a night an the slammer. It's an extremely serious federal crime, you will spend a substantial amount of time in prison, and you will never be allowed to work for any government contractor/sub-contractor, nor in finance (FINRA will straight up pull an organization's membership if they discover you are working for them)

by csears 3y ago

valar_m 3y ago

Just some friendly advice man, I seriously doubt your company wants to be associated with any of this, so you may want to take them out of your profile. The west coast is waking up soon, don't wait around to do it.

csears 3y ago
Good point. I have removed my employers from my bio. I don't think there was any implication that they were at all involved or endorsed anything I'm saying here, but it never hurts to avoid any potential backlash. Thanks for pointing that out.
- facorreia 3y ago
  Friendly tip: you might want to remove them from your Linkedin profile too (or remove the link to your website from your HN bio).
  - csears 3y ago
    Done. Thank you.

DonHopkins 3y ago

>A lot of historical figures I respect have been arrested for standing by their convictions. So I would be in good company. You do realize that you're not going to actually get the chance to share a jail cell with any of those historical figures, don't you?

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duped 3y ago

It'll be a fun story at parties after you serve up to 4 years in federal prison for each time you use a communication device in this venture (21 USC § 843 b) and then get to spend however many years in state prisons for criminal facilitation. Just keep in mind there's no parole for Federal crimes.

csears 3y ago
So you're saying that Zoom would be a bad option?
- duped 3y ago
  Everything about this is illegal

Michelangelo11 3y ago

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tehwebguy 3y ago

Being arrested a single time can put you on an entirely different track in life. It’s not a death sentence, but it would probably permanently change your life for the worse (and that’s assuming you aren’t convicted). The biggest problem is that you don’t know what you don’t know, and what you don’t know can kill you in this scenario. Nobody that works in enforcement will believe you are a good person, if you were you’d be in enforcement with them (in their mind). You interact with people you know and even complete strangers that assume you are normal and good every day, you don’t get that from law enforcement. You are a gold star on their record, a stepping stone to the next position and pay band.

csears 3y ago
I'm certainly going to do my best to not get arrested, or be in a situation where anyone in law enforcement would want to arrest me. As far as I know, it's not illegal to ask for advice about a legally ambiguous situation.

tiberious726 3y ago

Intending to aid an abit drug cartels is not the equivalent of a night an the slammer. It's an extremely serious federal crime, you will spend a substantial amount of time in prison, and you will never be allowed to work for any government contractor/sub-contractor, nor in finance (FINRA will straight up pull an organization's membership if they discover you are working for them)