Uh, if you're going to cite the guidelines, please make sure you're not opening the comment thread by violating them. Specifically: "Please don't submit commen

Uh, if you're going to cite the guidelines, please make sure you're not opening the comment thread by violating them. Specifically: "Please don't submit comments complaining that a submission is inappropriate for the site. If you think something is spam or offtopic, flag it by going to its page and clicking on the "flag" link. (Not all users will see this; there is a karma threshold.) If you flag something, please don't also comment that you did." More to the point, the story wasn't about politics per se (at least not about partisan disagreement). It was about a policy shift (not the same thing) that can have real implications for technology (i.e. Glass, which could be technically illegal in jurisdictions that have misapplied wiretapping laws to limit counter-survailence of the police). More amusingly, this is a story about over-agressive policing and the push-back it's attracted. You respond with over-agressive policing and get angry with push-back it attracts. See the irony?