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What this deliberate insanity accomplishes is preventing recording, gets "police" used to confiscating phones, besides ratchets up the general level of police believing they're under attack from everyone not in a uniform. -- And of course hundreds of hours of playing violent video games trains them to shoot first and often to rack up a score, never bother with questions.

Look for more of it. People living in countries that launch wars for empire can't expect to remain free. While the bankers loot the country from air-conditioned offices, the police will become more violent toward the innocent citizens they've sworn to protect.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c53 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:54 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c53 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c671 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:50 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c671 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/18225323199/president-obama-is-troubled-about-chilling-effects-his-own-administration-is-causing-to-journalism.shtml#c532 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:48:10 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/18225323199/president-obama-is-troubled-about-chilling-effects-his-own-administration-is-causing-to-journalism.shtml#c532 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c48 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:47:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c48 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c661 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:47:37 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c661
Go on, maybe I'll write a poetry from your whining about buttons and censorship.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c657 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:45:47 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c657
I hope it's not my statement that is offensive? I'm just making the moral argument that ootb requested:
Even if you assume that copyright infringment is wrong
It doesn't change whether or not punishing those who are not responsible is wrong.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c27 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:44:32 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130521/21222323165/another-ca-cop-thinks-cell-phone-might-be-dangerous-weapon.shtml#c27 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c639 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c639 > whatever "file host", and KNOW beyond doubt that
> it's not authorized.

This is categorically false. Unless you are a party to whatever contractual agreement gets made, you, OOTB[123] have no idea what infringes and what doesn't.

Beyond that, consideration of fair use, in the USA the safety valve that lets free speech and intellectual monopolies co-exist, requires a court trial to determine. While you might like to be Judge, jury and enforcer on fair use determinations, hardly any one else would be satisfied with that.

Please, use your mind before posting such monumentally and patently and prima facie false statements.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/15495123189/ron-paul-doesnt-win-ronpaulcom-is-guilty-reverse-domain-hijacking.shtml#c314 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:43:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/15495123189/ron-paul-doesnt-win-ronpaulcom-is-guilty-reverse-domain-hijacking.shtml#c314 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c625 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:41:46 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c625
Pot, meet kettle.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c622 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:40:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c622
Guvera
iMesh
Mog
Moontaxi]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c615 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:39:28 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c615
So OOTB believes that everyones comments should be objected too and reported too apart from their own put down comments. If OOTB doesn't like the articles and comments on this site then OOTB can always write his own blog but he wont because he gets very excited in posting objectionable comments and putting down people they don't like so its no wonder OOTB comments get reported etc.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c594 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:38:51 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c594 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c1125 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:37:15 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130522/18103323179/filmmaker-behind-pirate-bay-documentary-says-bogus-dmca-takedowns-take-away-his-free-speech.shtml#c1125 http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c572 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:36:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c572
"Take a loopy tour of Techdirt.com! You always end up same place!
http://techdirt.com/
Where the fanboys troll the site with vulgar ad hom, and call anyone disagreeing "trolls"!"


Uh huh.

Hypocrite.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c559 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:35:11 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c559
They certainly can be taken more seriously than raving lunatics such as yourself.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c538 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:34:45 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c538
Yes, it ALL must go because it might, just might, be infringing.

I'm sure that this will provide a valuable return on investment for the RIAA's members.]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050609/1751216.shtml#c3520 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:33:08 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20050609/1751216.shtml#c3520 dezmo748@me.com spam me and call me a deekwad]]> http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c526 Fri, 24 May 2013 08:32:36 PDT http://www.techdirt.com/articles/20130523/17515223193/riaa-copyright-reform-we-need-is-to-make-everyone-else-copyright-cops.shtml#c526
Arguing over morals is like arguing about what is your favourite colour. It is utterly unproductive.

Interesting as a mental exercise, but useless in our post-modern world of technology.

Bring some data to the table, and then we can talk.]]>