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Already addressed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45101127#45102093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45101127#45102093: We are not talking about po
by jraph 1y ago
Already addressed at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45101127#45102093 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=45101127#45102093:
We are not talking about power or decision making, we are talking about expression.
I'm really confused as to how some people here misunderstand this discussion as being about giving law-making power to the police.
I'm of course against a police state.
edit: I'm not even defending Europol or what they actually do, there are things they do I most certainly don't like.
- Saline9515 1y agoIf police feels confident enough to "express" the need to overthrow basic constitutional rights, you should be worried about how it is managed and what's coming for you. After all, they are the guys with the big sticks who make everyone obey.
- AAAAaccountAAAA 1y agoPolice forces in Europe have been lobbying for this kind of measures so eagerly that it can even turn out to be a national security issue, I fear. What if the police will end up siding with Russian and/or Chinese invaders, or with a some kind of domestic extremist movement, attempting to set up an authoritarian regime.