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Re:U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With ... by smtddr on Friday September 11, 2015 @08:04PM (#10206768)
>>My concern is, do heads roll at the FBI and U.S. Attorney's office after a failure like that? Is there accountability?

There should be a minimum $500k USD awarded to anyone who's arrested by USgov but then found innocent. Of course the problem this will cause is that if USgov arrests you... they will try their hardest to find any kind of violation on you. And as we know, the law is so complicated that chances are if USgov looks hard enough they can find dirt on anyone. So... as much as I wish they were held accountible, the pain they'd put you through to make sure they're not found in the wrong makes me hesitant to levy anything on them.

I want it to be much easier for them to admit being wrong than going forward with pressing charges.

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Re:U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With ... by jrs235 on Friday September 11, 2015 @09:58PM (#10206968)
"Of course the problem this will cause is that if USgov arrests you... they will try their hardest to find any kind of violation on you."

No the problem with that is tax payers are punished for shitty government official decisions. The officers and officials don't have to pay, they have "endless" funds. Individual actors need to be held accountable. The DoJ is now focusing on criminally charging executives at companies, not just the companies themselves, for breaking laws. Government officers and officials should also be held accountable.

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Re:U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With ... by MaulingMonkey on Friday September 11, 2015 @10:34PM (#10207027)
> No the problem with that is tax payers are punished for shitty government official decisions.

Which would hopefully motivate the tax payer to hold their government officials accountable while helping restore those harmed. Hopefully...

> Individual actors need to be held accountable.

Agreed.

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Re:U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With ... by SapphireSun on Saturday September 12, 2015 @01:40AM (#10207373)
Guess who is ultimately responsible for shitty government decisions in a representative democracy... If the people are technically the source of government power, the people as a whole should bear the responsibility of ensuring that good government is elected. Punishing the taxpayers broadly ensures accountability from the top (the people).
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Re:U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With ... by AnthonyMouse on Friday September 11, 2015 @11:48PM (#10207149)
> Of course the problem this will cause is that if USgov arrests you... they will try their hardest to find any kind of violation on you.

So require them to pay you for everything they charge you with but don't convict you of. At a minimum it would put a good sized dent in prosecutorial overcharging.

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Re:U.S. Drops Charges That Professor Shared Technology With ... by ctchocula on Saturday September 12, 2015 @04:30AM (#10207604)
I think this would incentivize people who don't make anywhere close to $500k USD to make themselves appear shady in a gamble to later get off years later with the payout.
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