I agree. This makes me feel old now, and I'm in my early 30s. My wife has access to all my financial information, but I can't imagine sharing it publicly!

As a non-white person, there's no way I would refuse to cooperate with a US police office or other authority figure.

The price of refusal can be very high, including being arrested, put in jail for a few days, or even being shot dead.

Unless you're rich or connected, the US can be a very cruel place.

It's not like being white magically stops any of that. I'm sure it changes the odds, but that still means you're risking arrest, which most of us are not keen to do.

This article is, after all, about a white guy who was arrested for not cooperating. And they clearly wanted to do worse given that they tried to get him fired.

One of saddest comments i have ever seen on HN. And I believe every word.