Yeah, make a law to make ANYTHING that companies to to screw customers unprofitable, and the companies will be screaming, "wealth redistribution," or, "that's communism."
You forgot to mention cops lying under oath. Even if they do their work, in the end, they can just lie in court, because people will believe a police officer sooner than they would John Doe. Police have used this to their advantage for quite a long time. This is demonstrated in this editorial piece from the NY Times from February 2013: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/why-police-officers-lie-under-oath.html?_r=0
What they need is better reasons to get search warrants. They could search someone's phone if they had a warrant to, but even law enforcement is pretty much clueless.
In order of importance: 1) legal bribery (corporate lobbying) 2) Money in politics 3) concentrated control/ownership of most mass media sources 4) A corrupt SYSTEM (many politicians and government thought to be corrupt are merely following the laws that they create, so they are not corrupt, but the system is) 5) Militarized/brutal police who go unchecked. (civilian review boards could combat this) 6) Economic injustice (There is only one thing that trickles down, and it ain't money!) 7) Unregulated neo-liberal capitalism. 8) Lack of education. 9) Lack of concern for our environment (There is no Plan(et) B) 10) Android 11) Windoze (whatever version of the day it is) 12) OSX 13) iOS 14) Linux 15) the internet of things 16) "i" or "e" anything.
that Big Brother was watching. You thought that Big Brother was the government, well in the oligarchy, it's the corporations. They watch you not just for criminal activity, but so that they can sell you more useless garbage.
The REAL rogues and thieves are on Wall Street. The day traders, are the aces of this. THEY are the ones who caused the collapse of 2008, not the rogues and thieves in SillyCON Valley. They are candy stealers in comparison!
In my career at working for the government, I visit many agencies. I have visited probation, sheriff, jail, and district attorney. They all say that they use these property seizures and restitution funds to better enforce the laws. That's how come they always get the newest tech toys, without even knowing how to use them, whether or not they connect to our network, and whether or not they would be effective. They do this without consulting the IT department which is supposed to screen ALL IT purchases within the locality. They don't use this money to fight crime. Ask the deputy, prosecutor, or probation officer whose daughter uses the "work" laptop to go shopping on e-bay!
There was a NY Times editorial regarding this two years ago. Nothing has been done about it, and as far as I know, nothing ever will be done about it. For more info, check: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/why-police-officers-lie-under-oath.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
This senator is totally out of touch with reality in the 21st century. Even if they got printed, dead tree copies of the report, they could be replicated in today's copying machines. If they were given digital copies, it's just laughable as to how easy these files could be copied. These bass turds have to get out of the 17th century, and into the 21st.
So we have finally become a nation of men, and not one of laws. If we have not, than this judge should be removed, for failing to uphold his oath to UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES!!!!!!!
If you look at the historical data, Russia lost more people during this debacle, not Israel, which did not even exist. AFAIC, Israel was the biggest benefactor, as they got a whole country!
It wasn't "lazy government employees" who did not protect us from 9/11, it was the Bush Crime Syndicate, who was warned of it at least a month prior to it occurring, and then doing NOTHING. Personally, I believe that they let it happen, so that they could start this stuff, and turn this country into a Police State!
Re:
Yeah, make a law to make ANYTHING that companies to to screw customers unprofitable, and the companies will be screaming, "wealth redistribution," or, "that's communism."
Re: Re:
You forgot to mention cops lying under oath.
Even if they do their work, in the end, they can just lie in court, because people will believe a police officer sooner than they would John Doe. Police have used this to their advantage for quite a long time.
This is demonstrated in this editorial piece from the NY Times from February 2013: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/why-police-officers-lie-under-oath.html?_r=0
Re: 2020
I am looking forward to Rotten Cotton running for president.... Of Saudi Arabia!
They don't need encryption back doors
What they need is better reasons to get search warrants.
They could search someone's phone if they had a warrant to, but even law enforcement is pretty much clueless.
Encryption
If encryption is illegal, only criminals will have encryption!
Re: "evildoers"?
Not comic book form, coloring book form.
Re: Which harms America more?
In order of importance:
1) legal bribery (corporate lobbying)
2) Money in politics
3) concentrated control/ownership of most mass media sources
4) A corrupt SYSTEM (many politicians and government thought to be corrupt are merely following the laws that they create, so they are not corrupt, but the system is)
5) Militarized/brutal police who go unchecked. (civilian review boards could combat this)
6) Economic injustice (There is only one thing that trickles down, and it ain't money!)
7) Unregulated neo-liberal capitalism.
8) Lack of education.
9) Lack of concern for our environment (There is no Plan(et) B)
10) Android
11) Windoze (whatever version of the day it is)
12) OSX
13) iOS
14) Linux
15) the internet of things
16) "i" or "e" anything.
TSA
TSA = Totally Stupid Agency.
And you thought
that Big Brother was watching. You thought that Big Brother was the government, well in the oligarchy, it's the corporations. They watch you not just for criminal activity, but so that they can sell you more useless garbage.
Re: Not just this administration
It's not just this administration, this sort of thing has been going on for a very long time.
Silicon Valley? What about Wall Street?
The REAL rogues and thieves are on Wall Street. The day traders, are the aces of this. THEY are the ones who caused the collapse of 2008, not the rogues and thieves in SillyCON Valley. They are candy stealers in comparison!
A Travesty
In my career at working for the government, I visit many agencies. I have visited probation, sheriff, jail, and district attorney. They all say that they use these property seizures and restitution funds to better enforce the laws. That's how come they always get the newest tech toys, without even knowing how to use them, whether or not they connect to our network, and whether or not they would be effective. They do this without consulting the IT department which is supposed to screen ALL IT purchases within the locality.
They don't use this money to fight crime. Ask the deputy, prosecutor, or probation officer whose daughter uses the "work" laptop to go shopping on e-bay!
Nothing new here cops frequently lie under oath
There was a NY Times editorial regarding this two years ago. Nothing has been done about it, and as far as I know, nothing ever will be done about it.
For more info, check: http://www.nytimes.com/2013/02/03/opinion/sunday/why-police-officers-lie-under-oath.html?pagewanted=all&_r=0
Out of touch with reality
This senator is totally out of touch with reality in the 21st century.
Even if they got printed, dead tree copies of the report, they could be replicated in today's copying machines.
If they were given digital copies, it's just laughable as to how easy these files could be copied.
These bass turds have to get out of the 17th century, and into the 21st.
Re: Change a letter
How about changing a few letters to get:
"I can't breed?"
Really?
So we have finally become a nation of men, and not one of laws.
If we have not, than this judge should be removed, for failing to uphold his oath to UPHOLD THE CONSTITUTION OF THE UNITED STATES!!!!!!!
Israeli's were not the biggest vicitms
If you look at the historical data, Russia lost more people during this debacle, not Israel, which did not even exist. AFAIC, Israel was the biggest benefactor, as they got a whole country!
Re:
Thank you.
As always the answer is to follow the money!
Welcome!
Welcome to the Police States of Amerika, where the police not only enforce the laws, they make up their own laws, and are judge and jury!
It's getting pretty damn awful here any more.
Re:
It wasn't "lazy government employees" who did not protect us from 9/11, it was the Bush Crime Syndicate, who was warned of it at least a month prior to it occurring, and then doing NOTHING.
Personally, I believe that they let it happen, so that they could start this stuff, and turn this country into a Police State!