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Re:FBI says utility pole surveillance cam locations must be ... by knodi123 on Thursday June 16, 2016 @10:31AM (#11916346)
But those cameras are FBI agents, and now you're pointing a weapon at a federal officer. If you think courts would never declare an inanimate object to be an FBI agent, then you'd probably also be shocked to hear there was a court case titled "United States v. Article Consisting of 50,000 Cardboard Boxes More or Less, Each Containing One Pair of Clacker Balls".
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Re:FBI says utility pole surveillance cam locations must be ... by freehunter on Thursday June 16, 2016 @11:34AM (#11916804)
I'm not advocating destruction of federal property or assaulting an agent, don't get me wrong. I'm merely pointing out that this is one situation where the right to bear arms is lopsided in the favor of the people. You couldn't go toe-to-toe with the US Army, but you could cover a camera with a paintball pretty easily. The founding fathers would be proud.
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Re:FBI says utility pole surveillance cam locations must be ... by beamatronic on Thursday June 16, 2016 @05:07PM (#11918865)
I thought you were kidding

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/United_States_v._Article_Consi...

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Re:FBI says utility pole surveillance cam locations must be ... by talmand on Thursday June 16, 2016 @10:43AM (#11916427)
That's not even close to the same thing.

But destruction of government property is a crime.

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Re:FBI says utility pole surveillance cam locations must be ... by knodi123 on Thursday June 16, 2016 @11:33AM (#11916794)
of course not. it's mildly satirical. but for the record, I didn't say they were the same, I just implied that, clearly, bizarre legal theories about the personhood of objects are not off the table.
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Re:FBI says utility pole surveillance cam locations must be ... by jackhack on Thursday June 16, 2016 @02:03PM (#11917786)
Absolutely. When making a "Barking" sound at a police dog can result in a charge of "Assault on a police officer", anything is possible.
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Re:FBI says utility pole surveillance cam locations must be ... by talmand on Thursday June 16, 2016 @04:16PM (#11918584)
Wait, you mean insisting I was reporting a crime to a police officer is not a defense in that case?
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