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He didn't harm anyone in his violation of the website's terms. Should the user of adblock be facing multiple criminal charges if they visit a website whose ter
by Peaker 14y ago
He didn't harm anyone in his violation of the website's terms.
Should the user of adblock be facing multiple criminal charges if they visit a website whose terms disallow its use? It's absolutely ridiculous to allow these terms to be used for criminal prosecution.
Civil disobedience is a valid form of protest, and such a minor act of disobedience is ridiculous to throw dozens of frivolous charges on.
The democratic process for change in the US is long dead. Aaron had powerful enemies in Washington.
- corporalagumbo 14y agoMinimisation, false conflation, melodrama and conspiracy theories. Nice.
- Peaker 14y agoWhat's to minimize, when the only potential victim of his actions said that were not harmed (and indeed they were not)? What conflation? Do you think criminal charges for violating a website's terms are not ridiculous? Do you use adblock? If you think democratic forces in the US are still working properly, I can see why you'd find realism to be melodramatic. And finally, if you think powerful enemies in the US amount to nothing, you are again extremely naive. In any case let's hope you aren't caught using adblock and violating a website's terms and being completely financially ruined in the pretrial stages of a frivolous prosecution.
- mpyne 14y ago> The democratic process for change in the US is long dead. Aaron had powerful enemies in Washington. No one even knew it was Aaron until he finally was arrested. Give it a break.
- Peaker 14y agoThe frivolous prosecution was after he was arrested, not before.