Even if the foreclosure papers were completely invalid, his actions are an abuse of authority. The proper way to address a situation like that is not to arrest the hired hands, but to sue in court.
I can't speak to what Snowden said, but it is absolutely possible to identify individuals based on their typing patterns. It is also eerily accurate under the right circumstances. This technique has been in use to varying degrees for at least 30 years.
The tech industry has this bizarre attitude: privacy is sacred when it comes to "sharing" data outside of the tech industry. Inside of the tech industry, this data "sharing" is considered a tremendous virtue -- because there's money in that pile of data.
It's a level of hypocrisy that borders on stunning.
Let me take off my political hat for a moment and put on my business hat. What's the price difference between paying the $30 monthly penalty and paying for the bundled TV?
If the bundled TV costs more, then the cable companies are attempting to penalize its customers even more than they originally planned.
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I would also add that we as a culture have changed the purpose of prison. Rather than being a tool to help reduce the crime rate and keep everyone safer, we've apparently decided that it should be little more than an instrument of vengeance.
This is a really great point. I have made a few reasonably impressive accomplishments in my long tech career, but I don't put the ones from 20 years ago on my resume. Why? Because nobody cares (and the few who do will already know) what you did 20 years ago. Times change, and what's important is what you can do right now -- which is better indicated by what you did last year than last decade.
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I think that he's doing something incredibly important: he's signaling specific areas that we, the public, should be paying extra attention to. Without him, we'd be firing into a solid black abyss rather than being able to aim at the admittedly vagues silhouettes he's providing.
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Revealing top secret information is not treason, although revealing it in particular ways can be (for example, if you are doing so to aid an enemy of the US).
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The instant he does this, his political career as it exists now is over. Even if he can't be prosecuted for that, he would be kicked off all important committees and his influence and power will evaporate.
Which means that he wouldn't be able to even do as much as he can now.
If he were to do such a thing, it should be for something that is so important that it's worth losing a valuable asset.
You are right, and this is an issue that I harp about here (and elsewhere) quite a lot. But in this case, things aren't quite as bleak as that -- he could expect half a loaf instead of nothing.
Because there's a real asset that can be liquidated here, many very competent attorneys would take a case like this on contingency. Best case, the guy would win back his investment plus enough to cover the attorneys. Worst case, he'd get a moral victory plus an inadequate amount of pocket money.
"but honestly, would it hurt for the police to door knock him and see if he's living with an arsenal of weapons?"
As I've already said, assuming that the police behave in a reasonable and professional manner, no, it wouldn't hurt. But that's not what we're talking about here.
What we're talking about here is due process. You seem to be taking issue with Techdirt for not only requiring a subpoena in order to disclose information but also for publicly discussing the issue.
I simply don't see the problem with that stance -- even if the comment at issue was actually a clearly articulated threat.
In my state, the authority of a HOA is specified in the property's deed. I assume that this is the case everywhere, but perhaps not. Reading the deed before purchase should have revealed the HOA.
If there truly was no written link between the ownership/purchase documents and the existence of a HOA, your father is in an excellent position to sue to recover his loss.
"I said "everyone should put a bullet in the head of John" you would not only find that acceptable, but support me doing it?"
Yes, depending on context.
"Would you find it acceptable that the information that may lead to my arrest be withheld by Techdirt because, well, they feel like it?"
Arrest for what? In the case being discussed here, nobody is talking about arresting anybody. Also, Techdirt isn't withholding information just because they feel like it.
"we are talking about a direct and fairly well articulated threat to human life."
We are? Where? Neither your hypothetical comment or the comment under discussion are a well-articulated threat (although yours comes closer than the original).
"Would you have a different opinion if someone was to act?"
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It's a level of hypocrisy that borders on stunning.
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Which, honestly, wouldn't be a bad thing.
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What's the price difference?
If the bundled TV costs more, then the cable companies are attempting to penalize its customers even more than they originally planned.
Sounds like a "fuck you" to me.
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Easy to say, but hard to do. Politicians like that are exceedingly rare these days.
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Which means that he wouldn't be able to even do as much as he can now.
If he were to do such a thing, it should be for something that is so important that it's worth losing a valuable asset.
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Because there's a real asset that can be liquidated here, many very competent attorneys would take a case like this on contingency. Best case, the guy would win back his investment plus enough to cover the attorneys. Worst case, he'd get a moral victory plus an inadequate amount of pocket money.
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As I've already said, assuming that the police behave in a reasonable and professional manner, no, it wouldn't hurt. But that's not what we're talking about here.
What we're talking about here is due process. You seem to be taking issue with Techdirt for not only requiring a subpoena in order to disclose information but also for publicly discussing the issue.
I simply don't see the problem with that stance -- even if the comment at issue was actually a clearly articulated threat.
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If there truly was no written link between the ownership/purchase documents and the existence of a HOA, your father is in an excellent position to sue to recover his loss.
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A false underlying assumption
They are still trying to move that goalpost.
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Yes, depending on context.
"Would you find it acceptable that the information that may lead to my arrest be withheld by Techdirt because, well, they feel like it?"
Arrest for what? In the case being discussed here, nobody is talking about arresting anybody. Also, Techdirt isn't withholding information just because they feel like it.
"we are talking about a direct and fairly well articulated threat to human life."
We are? Where? Neither your hypothetical comment or the comment under discussion are a well-articulated threat (although yours comes closer than the original).
"Would you have a different opinion if someone was to act?"
No.
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Their use for intimidation is problematic as well, but at the very least they should not be able to be used in court or as a pretext for a search.
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