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What a headline. Even I, a regular cannabis consumer and drug policy reform advocate, fell prey to this. I saw another article earlier today about this and th
by jMyles 12y ago
What a headline. Even I, a regular cannabis consumer and drug policy reform advocate, fell prey to this. I saw another article earlier today about this and thought something like, "well, no surprises there."
But indeed if this were some soccer mom, I sense my reaction might be different.
This is a pretty serious crime and the legal implications unclear. Any thoughts on what will happen next?
edit: I just noticed this is Radley's writing. Love that dude - definitely full of hacker spirit.
- dlgeek 12y agoOriginal headline/title was "Once you’ve dehumanized drug offenders, it’s easy to steal their identities". Just got changed to "Government Set Up a Fake Facebook Page in This Woman’s Name"
- jMyles 12y agoOh wow, really? That's crazy! I'm so sick of WaPo. I'm glad they're letting Radley write, but they're a rag. edit: Wow, what happened? It's now not even Radley's piece?!
- dang 12y agoWe changed the URL because HN prefers original sources, and the original story was the Buzzfeed piece. On the other hand, neither article is an obvious fit for HN, so I'm not sure what the right call is. Suggestions are welcome but may not be acted on until morning here.
- jMyles 12y agoI think Radley's piece was a great fit. It was about identity theft, which itself is usually on-topic, and also about government activity rubbing up against the norms and policies of an online social network, which is usually on-topic. Here's the thesis (and spirit) that makes Radley's piece more HN relevant, to me: It shouldn’t be all that surprising, then, when drug enforcement officials subsequently treat drug offenders as something less than human. If you aren’t fully human, you have no identity to steal.