"There's no reason why that should have been "reported.""
As has been explained to you many times, it's not because your views may be in opposition to Mike's, it's because you're an asshole. Nobody wants to hear from you, because even when you post good info, you're still an asshole. Every comment from you has to contain a slam on Mike, because you're always an asshole.
The problem hear isn't Mike, Techdirt, other commenters, it's you. Try a change of attitude.
"Can you point to any way in which Dotcom's due process rights have purportedly been violated in the U.S.? I don't think anyone can, because it hasn't happened."
That's because so far all of the violation of due process rights has taken place in NZ by the police, GCSB and FBI. The list of violations is embarrassingly long. If you want to see such violations happen in the US you'll have to wait for a successful extradition.
You can dispute the takedown after the content has been disappeared. How is that not a suppression of free speech, even if you're lucky enough for it to be temporary?
We all know that, and we all think you sound like a pompous ass every time you use it. Nobody is impressed by your attempt to look like you have half a clue about the stock market.
"But, I also blame this on the anti-police sentiment that has been artificially created by morons running around everywhere, creating a nuisance of themselves, by taking every opportunity to find an excuse to record everyone and everybody."
It's hilariously ignorant of you to think that all of a sudden a small group of people are running around looking for or provoking police abuse for the express purpose of recording it. Like the police, you seem oddly unaware of the fact (mentioned in the article even!) that these days nearly everyone is carrying a smartphone that just happens to have the ability to record video and audio, and upload it immediately to the internet. There is no "artificially created anti-police sentiment", it's a genuine response to the fact that actions that have probably been common for a very long time are now far more likely to be recorded, simply because of that fact that most people can record anything they see and decide should be shared with others. This is not a temporary thing, it's the new norm and cops and their supporters had damn well better get used to it.
"What's sad is that everyone waves the first amendment around like some baton and Americans have worn it out."
Who made made a First Amendment argument here? What's that got to do with holding abusive cops to account?
So answer us this: If you were accused of a crime by a foreign government and felt very strongly that (a) you were innocent, and (b) that you would not receive a fair trail based on the government's behavior so far, would you simply throw yourself on the court's mercy or would you fight extradition, as is your right.
There are very good reasons why extradition is not a simple rubber-stamp process. You don't seem to think you should be able to protect yourself from foreign court systems.
"Frankly, it does appear that some of the negativity exhibited here traces to comments that challenge the opinions of the site's principals."
That's a little insulting. It's far more likely that some of the negativity exhibited here traces to comments that challenge the opinions of the readers. We can think for ourselves y'know.
"Nobody is trying to educate me, they are trying to JUDGE me."
You're judged on the quality of your comments, just like every other commenter. Plenty of people reply to your comments trying (probably futilely) to educate you. In fact there are over a dozen comments preceding mine that are doing just that.
Now stop whining like a little baby, you're sure as hell being judged on that.
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As has been explained to you many times, it's not because your views may be in opposition to Mike's, it's because you're an asshole. Nobody wants to hear from you, because even when you post good info, you're still an asshole. Every comment from you has to contain a slam on Mike, because you're always an asshole.
The problem hear isn't Mike, Techdirt, other commenters, it's you. Try a change of attitude.
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That's because so far all of the violation of due process rights has taken place in NZ by the police, GCSB and FBI. The list of violations is embarrassingly long. If you want to see such violations happen in the US you'll have to wait for a successful extradition.
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Because it was written by content industry lawyers for that express purpose. To them it's a feature, not a fault.
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Fine then, I take issue with your definition of the word too. Does it turn into an actual brick? No! So you're wrong.
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Re: The obvious answer is to stop consuming their content
Don't forget that book publishers really aren't any better than movie studios or TV networks. They have a lower profile but the abuses are the same.
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Did you even read your own comment?!
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It's hilariously ignorant of you to think that all of a sudden a small group of people are running around looking for or provoking police abuse for the express purpose of recording it. Like the police, you seem oddly unaware of the fact (mentioned in the article even!) that these days nearly everyone is carrying a smartphone that just happens to have the ability to record video and audio, and upload it immediately to the internet. There is no "artificially created anti-police sentiment", it's a genuine response to the fact that actions that have probably been common for a very long time are now far more likely to be recorded, simply because of that fact that most people can record anything they see and decide should be shared with others. This is not a temporary thing, it's the new norm and cops and their supporters had damn well better get used to it.
"What's sad is that everyone waves the first amendment around like some baton and Americans have worn it out."
Who made made a First Amendment argument here? What's that got to do with holding abusive cops to account?
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Deliberately allowing those ports to become and remain congested is exactly the same as throttling, particularly to the person at the end of the line.
"Techdirt usually sticks to facts."
That they do, unlike the 'truthiness' from shills like yourself.
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There are very good reasons why extradition is not a simple rubber-stamp process. You don't seem to think you should be able to protect yourself from foreign court systems.
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That's a little insulting. It's far more likely that some of the negativity exhibited here traces to comments that challenge the opinions of the readers. We can think for ourselves y'know.
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You're judged on the quality of your comments, just like every other commenter. Plenty of people reply to your comments trying (probably futilely) to educate you. In fact there are over a dozen comments preceding mine that are doing just that.
Now stop whining like a little baby, you're sure as hell being judged on that.
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