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It's shocking to think about the US Government's casual disregard for all the people that used megaupload legitimately, and indeed the FBI's disregard for the p
by iuguy 14y ago
It's shocking to think about the US Government's casual disregard for all the people that used megaupload legitimately, and indeed the FBI's disregard for the provision of documents that would be expected to be pretty much standard in most court cases. After all, the ability to see the evidence being put against you is a basic tenet of the justice system.
- peteretep 14y agoIt's a stated tenet of most justice systems, but in the US even the justice system is politicized (elected public prosecutors?!), and everything politics touches becomes politics.
- Spooky23 14y agoUS Attorneys (Federal prosecutors) are appointed by the President for 4 year terms. Local State's Attorneys or District Attorneys are usually elected. If a case is primarily being handled by the FBI, it's generally a Federal case being handled by a US Attorney.
- rdtsc 14y agoAnd the President is elected every 4 years, and he is right at the center of political life in US. If the presidents wants to be elected again, we shouldn't be surprised if FBI and other parts of the executive branch are used to improve such odds. I would be more surprised perhaps if they are not used.
- idonthack 14y agoIf you think that appointed federal prosecutors don't play politics, think again: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Gonzalez http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alberto_Gonzalez
- ktizo 14y agoIs like some anthropological form of ice-9, but constructed out of flags, money and distilled stupidity.