"You can insist, if you like, that America should not be spying on her allies, but then I get to insist that you grow up, because that's exactly the kind of work you want the NSA doing."
Ad hominem and begging the question in the same sentence? Pull yourself together.
I had just graduated seventh grade and was really into music. I bugged local DJs all summer with requests. The DJs played none of them.
Towards the end of August, my family moved away. On my last morning in that house, I requested a song that had been playing every few hours or so for the past couple of weeks.
Hackers are praised for poking holes in the system, bringing flaws into the light. Who's to say that swatting doesn't bring into the light a much, much larger problem than simple loss of time, money--and yeah, even loss of life?
We need more swatting, and more and more, until the world finally realizes the ridiculousness in a blood-hungry police force that sends in air strikes based on anonymous tips.
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Logical Fallacies
"You can insist, if you like, that America should not be spying on her allies, but then I get to insist that you grow up, because that's exactly the kind of work you want the NSA doing."
Ad hominem and begging the question in the same sentence? Pull yourself together.
Good Actor
"... even if for a good actor, like the police..."
Indeed. They're some of the best actors I know.
"... it's going to cause more deadly encounters between law enforcement and suspects."
Sounds like a threat.
so-call ed
There's a typo in the letter. I checked the source site but couldn't find any contact info.
I can't help but wonder if a lot of people are "signing" this thing without even reading it.
Like Radio Requests
I had just graduated seventh grade and was really into music. I bugged local DJs all summer with requests. The DJs played none of them.
Towards the end of August, my family moved away. On my last morning in that house, I requested a song that had been playing every few hours or so for the past couple of weeks.
Within five minutes, my request was on the air.
Possible Double Standard
Hackers are praised for poking holes in the system, bringing flaws into the light. Who's to say that swatting doesn't bring into the light a much, much larger problem than simple loss of time, money--and yeah, even loss of life?
We need more swatting, and more and more, until the world finally realizes the ridiculousness in a blood-hungry police force that sends in air strikes based on anonymous tips.