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> Seattle was approaching the problem as if they were pursuing Computer Fraud And Abuse (CFAA) charges. For information that they sent. Jiminey Cricket..

> So, I deleted the files.

Isn't it great to live in a country where we have generic felonies that governments can apply to just about anything involving a computer and ruin your life?

Land of the "free" and the home of the 'fraid.




Where police treat you as fully guilty if you're a suspect despite you having to be thought of as innocent until proven guilty. A number of people have gone to jail because they knew not to keep their mouths shut and told cops too much that made them sound like criminals and guilty. Most people don't know where they were 2 hours ago, let alone the night of December 5th, 1957 at 2:05 AM, like SERIOUSLY?




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