On Thu, 26 Jul 2001, Jeffrey S. Sharp wrote:
> The problem with people getting paranoid (e.g., fearing Mitnick could
> start a nuclear holocaust from a payphone) is that it causes opressive law
> to be generated. What we're seeing now is not only law that punishes (at
Very good point. And this is done purposely. We have some seriously
deluded control freaks in power in our government who will take every
opportunity to limit our personal freedoms to bolster their own misguided
agendas.
As malicious a guy like Mitnick has the potential to be, I don't believe
he or anyone else should have their rights violated as he did, and I would
sooner lend my support to his plight than let the government run amok over
his (and ultimately my) rights. That's what this is about.
> an unusual severity) the actual act of 'breaking in', but law (e.g.,
> the DMCA) which forbids one to know how to do so or even to *tell*
> others how to do so. It scares me that there is any debate over the
> constitutionality of such laws.
Yep. They keep piling laws onto the books that will soon make criminals
of us all. At the rate things are going, we may as well just send our
paychecks to the big corporations and just sit at home in the dark
twiddling our thumbs. That's what they want anyway.
Sellam Ismail Vintage Computer Festival
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Received on Fri Jul 27 2001 - 01:28:11 BST