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> “You can look at it as a percentage of our total activity that occurs each day,” he said. “You look at a number in absolute terms that looks big, and when you
by ColinCochrane 13y ago
> “You can look at it as a percentage of our total activity that occurs each day,” he said. “You look at a number in absolute terms that looks big, and when you look at it in relative terms, it looks a little different.”
I wonder if he realized what that implies.
- 001sky 13y agoMost of the infractions involve unauthorized surveillance of Americans or foreign intelligence targets in the United States, both of which are restricted by law and executive order. Aren't criminal counts per action? not per-percentage? WTF.
- cheald 13y agoI like this defense. "Your honor, I only stole 0.00000512% of this bank's money. I should get off with time served." "Your honor, I was only distributing 0.00000125% of the city's weed. I should get off with time served." "Your honor, I only murdered 0.000000004695% of the population of the US. You look at a number in absolute terms that looks big, and when you look at it in relative terms, it looks a little different."
- rhizome 13y agoIt's not even, "time served," but "a promotion." Perish the thought that a prosecution would even be a possibility.