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Access to the laptop also violates the privacy of all his friends and contacts. Odd that he doesn’t make any mention of this.

by natch 3y ago

gruez 3y ago
From what I can tell, he claimed earlier this year that he has a bunch of hacked emails from a SNP MP[1]. I guess this is what this blog post has to do with. I get laptops contain a bunch of your personal information and getting it seized is bad for privacy, but the reverse (ie. you opening claiming that you have stolen information and the police can't do anything) isn't exactly great either. If he doesn't want his laptop to be stolen, maybe don't go out and claim that you're holding stolen emails? This blog post also mentions him being jailed, which probably refers to this incident[2]. According to the article, he got jailed because he violated a gag order. I think I'm starting to see a pattern here. He thinks he's above the law and openly violates it (either by holding on to hacked emails and refusing to hand it over or violating gag orders). When he gets punished for it, he claims it's part of some conspiracy out to get him, and writes a one sided blog post to that effect. While it's plausible that his actions were The Just Thing to Do™, I'm not sure what he expected would happen. The justice system can't operate where anyone can break laws and be let off the hook as long as they think they're in the right. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-64601774 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-64601774 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Murray#Alex_Salmond_trial_and_contempt_of_court_charge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Murray#Alex_Salmond_tria...
- natch 3y ago
  Thanks, good context. "Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful" posted there in the picture on Wikipedia in support of him. And yet he supports Hamas actions. Fascinating cognitive dissonance.

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Access to the laptop also violates the privacy of all his friends and contacts. Odd that he doesn’t make any mention of this.

by natch 3y ago

Access to the laptop also violates the privacy of all his friends and contacts. Odd that he doesn’t make any mention of this.

gruez 3y ago
From what I can tell, he claimed earlier this year that he has a bunch of hacked emails from a SNP MP[1]. I guess this is what this blog post has to do with. I get laptops contain a bunch of your personal information and getting it seized is bad for privacy, but the reverse (ie. you opening claiming that you have stolen information and the police can't do anything) isn't exactly great either. If he doesn't want his laptop to be stolen, maybe don't go out and claim that you're holding stolen emails? This blog post also mentions him being jailed, which probably refers to this incident[2]. According to the article, he got jailed because he violated a gag order. I think I'm starting to see a pattern here. He thinks he's above the law and openly violates it (either by holding on to hacked emails and refusing to hand it over or violating gag orders). When he gets punished for it, he claims it's part of some conspiracy out to get him, and writes a one sided blog post to that effect. While it's plausible that his actions were The Just Thing to Do™, I'm not sure what he expected would happen. The justice system can't operate where anyone can break laws and be let off the hook as long as they think they're in the right. [1] https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-64601774 https://www.bbc.com/news/uk-scotland-64601774 [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Murray#Alex_Salmond_trial_and_contempt_of_court_charge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Craig_Murray#Alex_Salmond_tria...
- natch 3y ago
  Thanks, good context. "Distrust all in whom the impulse to punish is powerful" posted there in the picture on Wikipedia in support of him. And yet he supports Hamas actions. Fascinating cognitive dissonance.