Such a database would be the easy part of the system, you'd also have to factor in the many different copyright laws and most notably the exceptions and context of use, and given actual humans can and do screw that up(as this very story so nicely illustrates) such a system would be good for utterly gutting cultural and societal growth alongside creativity by shutting it all down, with the added benefit of showing how intertwined what was just created is with what came before and how near everything is just building upon what was already there and giving it a little change.
Hopefully the judge(s) will get what should be a simple open and shut case correctly because if they somehow get this one wrong they'll be punching a massive loophole into an already terribly applied law, as all an agency will need to do to really screw with a requester is 'accidentally' include more data than requested and then threaten charges if everything isn't returned, such that even a 'successful' FOIA request will pose a threat to the recipient of the documents.
It would be more surprising if a police union didn't consider any given murder by a cop a 'good shoot' given their MO seems to be 'The Police Are Never Wrong, No Matter The Evidence' that seems to be nearly unshakable.
Sadly I have no problem taking you at your word with your example as I can all too easily believe some self-righteous jackass was harassing a blind person because they aren't blind, I know what a blind person looks like!
Whew, could you imagine how little creativity would take place if the Holy Copyright wasn't around to allow relatives of a dead sculptor to extort other people for drawing cartoons of a sculpture of a character someone else created? Society itself would grind to a halt without such an ability I'm sure.
You should tell texas republicans that, they're probably going to be rather surprised that none of them are in fact conservatives just because they voted against amendments to their content moderation bill that would have exempted(and therefore would have allowed moderation of) vaccine misinformation, pro-terrorism content and holocaust denial and no conservative has ever done that.
To avoid tripping the spam filter I won't include the link but if you just copy/paste Texas Legislature Says You Can't Teach About Racism In Schools, But Social Media Sites Must Host Holocaust Denialism into the search bar at the upper right of the page the relevant article will be the first result.
Well, if Penguin Random House hadn't been on my 'Never' list before this it certainly would be after it.
'This book is popular because a bunch of jackasses tried to ban it, quick, pull it from the library so the only way for people to read it is to buy a new copy!'
First('didn't know'), second('hadn't heard'), third('didn't realize that it also applied on tuesdays'), fourth('had no way of knowing that it also applies during different hours and wasn't just a day restriction'), fifth...
Last I checked 'wanted for murder' isn't an 'execute on the spot' offense, and 'might have offered shelter for someone wanted for murder' even less so so even that excuse doesn't hold up unless someone is predisposed to accept any justification to give cops another pass for murder.
Re: Re: A number that should be 'zero' but seems to be much high
That's a horrifying thought though I can't help but suspect that you're both far more correct than you should be. The death toll doesn't matter because it's not members of the public being killed, rather it's 'criminals'(since clearly if a cop kills someone they had it coming) and dead 'criminals' simply don't count.
As disturbing as that is on it's own it also suggests that there is and will never be a 'too many' civilian casualties for fans of no-knock warrants because any deaths have been deemed as 'justified' before the bullets ever leave the guns, and if the current behavior is seen as perfectly acceptable then there's no need or reason to change.
If the concern is that the person may destroy evidence or might be dangerous if you give them time to arm up in their home the solution is really easy(if a lot less 'exciting'): Don't go after them while they're home.
Unless they literally never leave the house all you need to do is wait for them to leave and swoop in to grab them then, and then if you've got enough for a warrant(or not, we are talking US police here) you can search their house at your leisure without having to worry about what they might do while you're rooting through the place.
'Now that we own the company about your contacts/records/tech..'
A group with a whopping one previous entry on their portfolio for a deal under half a million swoops in to buy out a company riddled with rot and scandal, and without much to go off of regarding the group other than vague details?
A number that should be 'zero' but seems to be much higher
The claim that somehow evidence will be destroyed does not sway my opinion when after a trillions of dollars blown on this drug war & drugs are not only available but cheaper than ever.
On top of the issue of spending absolutely obscene amount of money on the 'war' with little positive to show for it even if you accept that someone might flush evidence unless police are allowed to bust in unannounced... how many lives is that worth? How many people need to end up murdered in their homes thanks to trigger happy and/or murderous cops before the cost outweighs any theoretical gains?
Clearly that number has yet to be reached for supporters of no-knock warrants(assuming it's even possible to reach it for them) but it sure would be nice if those people were asked point blank how many dead members of the public they consider an acceptable trade per one case of a suspect not being able to dispose of however much they can flush after a cop knocks and announces themselves.
And considering the number of people in positions of power and influence who consider any opinion with a hint of conservatism "extremist"
Gonna need a definition of 'conservatism' and an example of 'people in positions of power' having a problem with it there, because that's certainly news to me.
Oh noes, I was critical of a bill and the people supporting it that will result in already exploited children(along with a bunch of other innocent people who depend upon encryption to protect their privacy and personal information) being worse off, however shall I live with myself.
It takes some truly stunning dishonesty and stupidity to turn 'If I make a good argument will you consider it?' into a trap for the one asking only for that same person to walk right into it, but damn if they didn't somehow manage with flying colors.
I suppose I could explain but given the article did so in multiple ways and that was too complex for you to understand(or you're just too lazy to read it) I suspect I'd just be wasting my time, but what the hell.
Encryption good. Bill bad. Bill make having encryption a liability. Bill therefore threaten encryption.
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Infringements all the way down
Such a database would be the easy part of the system, you'd also have to factor in the many different copyright laws and most notably the exceptions and context of use, and given actual humans can and do screw that up(as this very story so nicely illustrates) such a system would be good for utterly gutting cultural and societal growth alongside creativity by shutting it all down, with the added benefit of showing how intertwined what was just created is with what came before and how near everything is just building upon what was already there and giving it a little change.
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'How dare you keep what we gave you?!'
Hopefully the judge(s) will get what should be a simple open and shut case correctly because if they somehow get this one wrong they'll be punching a massive loophole into an already terribly applied law, as all an agency will need to do to really screw with a requester is 'accidentally' include more data than requested and then threaten charges if everything isn't returned, such that even a 'successful' FOIA request will pose a threat to the recipient of the documents.
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Re: Integrity Partners?
If someone feels the need to tell/remind you about how honest they are, especially if that's one of the first things coming out of their mouth...
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Re: Re: Re:
Fried chicken and rootbeer? What's strange about that?
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Re: Omitted but Possibly Important
It would be more surprising if a police union didn't consider any given murder by a cop a 'good shoot' given their MO seems to be 'The Police Are Never Wrong, No Matter The Evidence' that seems to be nearly unshakable.
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Nothing unbelievable at all there...
Sadly I have no problem taking you at your word with your example as I can all too easily believe some self-righteous jackass was harassing a blind person because they aren't blind, I know what a blind person looks like!
On the post: Danish Court Confirms Insane 'Little Mermaid' Copyright Ruling Against Newspaper Over Cartoon
Ah the wonders of copyright
Whew, could you imagine how little creativity would take place if the Holy Copyright wasn't around to allow relatives of a dead sculptor to extort other people for drawing cartoons of a sculpture of a character someone else created? Society itself would grind to a halt without such an ability I'm sure.
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About that...
You should tell texas republicans that, they're probably going to be rather surprised that none of them are in fact conservatives just because they voted against amendments to their content moderation bill that would have exempted(and therefore would have allowed moderation of) vaccine misinformation, pro-terrorism content and holocaust denial and no conservative has ever done that.
To avoid tripping the spam filter I won't include the link but if you just copy/paste Texas Legislature Says You Can't Teach About Racism In Schools, But Social Media Sites Must Host Holocaust Denialism into the search bar at the upper right of the page the relevant article will be the first result.
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Well, if Penguin Random House hadn't been on my 'Never' list before this it certainly would be after it.
'This book is popular because a bunch of jackasses tried to ban it, quick, pull it from the library so the only way for people to read it is to buy a new copy!'
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QI for all!
First('didn't know'), second('hadn't heard'), third('didn't realize that it also applied on tuesdays'), fourth('had no way of knowing that it also applies during different hours and wasn't just a day restriction'), fifth...
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Re: Re: Criminals lying? Perish the thought
Last I checked 'wanted for murder' isn't an 'execute on the spot' offense, and 'might have offered shelter for someone wanted for murder' even less so so even that excuse doesn't hold up unless someone is predisposed to accept any justification to give cops another pass for murder.
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Re: Re: A number that should be 'zero' but seems to be much high
That's a horrifying thought though I can't help but suspect that you're both far more correct than you should be. The death toll doesn't matter because it's not members of the public being killed, rather it's 'criminals'(since clearly if a cop kills someone they had it coming) and dead 'criminals' simply don't count.
As disturbing as that is on it's own it also suggests that there is and will never be a 'too many' civilian casualties for fans of no-knock warrants because any deaths have been deemed as 'justified' before the bullets ever leave the guns, and if the current behavior is seen as perfectly acceptable then there's no need or reason to change.
On the post: Minneapolis Police Officers Demanded No-Knock Warrant, Killed Innocent Gunowner Nine Seconds After Entering Residence
Re: Why No-Knock?
If the concern is that the person may destroy evidence or might be dangerous if you give them time to arm up in their home the solution is really easy(if a lot less 'exciting'): Don't go after them while they're home.
Unless they literally never leave the house all you need to do is wait for them to leave and swoop in to grab them then, and then if you've got enough for a warrant(or not, we are talking US police here) you can search their house at your leisure without having to worry about what they might do while you're rooting through the place.
On the post: Unknown American VC Firm Apparently Looking To Acquire NSO Group, Limit It To Selling To Five Eyes Countries
'Now that we own the company about your contacts/records/tech..'
A group with a whopping one previous entry on their portfolio for a deal under half a million swoops in to buy out a company riddled with rot and scandal, and without much to go off of regarding the group other than vague details?
Oh yeah, that doesn't seem suspect at all.
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A number that should be 'zero' but seems to be much higher
The claim that somehow evidence will be destroyed does not sway my opinion when after a trillions of dollars blown on this drug war & drugs are not only available but cheaper than ever.
On top of the issue of spending absolutely obscene amount of money on the 'war' with little positive to show for it even if you accept that someone might flush evidence unless police are allowed to bust in unannounced... how many lives is that worth? How many people need to end up murdered in their homes thanks to trigger happy and/or murderous cops before the cost outweighs any theoretical gains?
Clearly that number has yet to be reached for supporters of no-knock warrants(assuming it's even possible to reach it for them) but it sure would be nice if those people were asked point blank how many dead members of the public they consider an acceptable trade per one case of a suspect not being able to dispose of however much they can flush after a cop knocks and announces themselves.
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Lower taxes? Deregulation perhaps?
And considering the number of people in positions of power and influence who consider any opinion with a hint of conservatism "extremist"
Gonna need a definition of 'conservatism' and an example of 'people in positions of power' having a problem with it there, because that's certainly news to me.
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Someone fetch me the flagellation whip of regret
Oh noes, I was critical of a bill and the people supporting it that will result in already exploited children(along with a bunch of other innocent people who depend upon encryption to protect their privacy and personal information) being worse off, however shall I live with myself.
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Re:
It takes some truly stunning dishonesty and stupidity to turn 'If I make a good argument will you consider it?' into a trap for the one asking only for that same person to walk right into it, but damn if they didn't somehow manage with flying colors.
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Or put another way: The only problem they have with the exploitation of children is that they weren't the ones doing it.
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Re: Re: Re:
I suppose I could explain but given the article did so in multiple ways and that was too complex for you to understand(or you're just too lazy to read it) I suspect I'd just be wasting my time, but what the hell.
Encryption good. Bill bad. Bill make having encryption a liability. Bill therefore threaten encryption.
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