Decius wrote:
] Darwin wrote:
] ] The fucking US DOJ is out of fucking control. Good to know
] ] they have resources to waste on bullshit like this. Guess
] ] that's what "justice" is all about. Your tax dollars at
] work.
] ] Go DMCA.
]
] I think it makes sense from their perspective. They can't
] arrest everyone. Their job is to create the preception that
] arrest is likely. If people think the DOJ doesn't care about
] these things, they won't fear prosecution. By making arrests
] in a very visibile way, they send a clear message that they do
] in fact care, and they send it right to the audience they
] intend to reach.
]
] However, by targetting playstation moders and bong dealers,
] they are focusing on criminals who are low hanging fruit whom
] the general public either doesn't care about or possibly
] sympatises with. There are people who think that bong dealing
] and chip modding ought to be legal. What they lack, in
] general, is a real mandate to pursue time consuming and costly
] political action needed to change the laws. If the DOJ really
] starts ripping up these communities there could be some amount
] of political backlash for the GOP.

yes, but the isonews bust sure puts the DOJ's agreement with Microsoft in a totally different light.

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