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Because they're not the police. And the jails are already full.
by drcube 13y ago
Because they're not the police. And the jails are already full.
- mikeash 13y agoAlso the criminal justice system doesn't accommodate evidence obtained through the NSA's methods.
- dllthomas 13y agoUntil they lie about how they got it. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Parallel_construction
- mikeash 13y agoEven then, that's way too much effort to go through to convict a car thief or other similarly small stuff.
- dllthomas 13y agoUnless there's some other reason they want to nail that car thief, probably, yeah.
- mikeash 13y agoThat's an interesting thought. Some terrorist is in the US and planning something, but they don't want to give away their intel. So do a bit of parallel construction and tip off the local cops to some relatively small crime he's committed in the course of everything.... Or substitute "whistleblower" or "inconvenient politician" for "terrorist" if you prefer.
- dllthomas 13y agoOr even "ex-" or "rival".
- clef 13y agoOh wow thanks HN, being down voted to oblivion for asking a question, nice one thanks!
- dllthomas 13y agoI didn't downvote you, but I expect those who did aren't reading it as "a question" as in "a request for information" - which I would think should rarely be downvoted - but as "a rhetorical question" whose purpose was to serve as a point of argument. Interpreted that way it seems to be attacking a strawman, poorly - such a comment would be deservedly downvoted.