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Re:Hawaii "button pusher" refusing to cooperate with FCC, in... by Someone1234 on Thursday January 25, 2018 @11:16PM (#16236994)
Everything I've read points to a systemic issue.

But they'll try their hardest to pin this on a scapegoat and he is the obvious choice. I'm not sure I'd cooperate either, particularly as lying to the federal government (any agency) is a crime within itself (18 U.S.C. § 1001) and even omissions or a poor memory can be argued that way (even if they're ultimately found not guilty the public would have lost interest by then).

I'd get a lawyer, say very little, and maybe give a written statement of facts to the investigators, nothing more.

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Re:Hawaii "button pusher" refusing to cooperate with FCC, in... by dragonwriter on Friday January 26, 2018 @09:35AM (#16239432)
> But they'll try their hardest to pin this on a scapegoat and he is the obvious choice.

The obvious choice, if there was to be a scapegoat (which I won't prejudge the officials involved to be seeking), until now was whoever designed/build the system in question (particularly it's UI), who had pretty much already been convicted in absentia in the court of public opinion (possibly based on fabrication, as it turns out.)

Now he’s the obvious choice, but that's almost entirely a result of his own actions.

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Re:Hawaii "button pusher" refusing to cooperate with FCC, in... by Someone1234 on Friday January 26, 2018 @10:40AM (#16239958)
> Now he’s the obvious choice, but that's almost entirely a result of his own actions.

His own actions being following sound legal advice..?

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Re:Hawaii "button pusher" refusing to cooperate with FCC, in... by Johnny555 on Friday January 26, 2018 @12:45AM (#16237268)
even omissions or a poor memory can be argued that way

That excuse seems to work for our elected officials...

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Re:Hawaii "button pusher" refusing to cooperate with FCC, in... by threatofrain on Friday January 26, 2018 @06:02AM (#16238291)
I'm pretty sure those officials are careful to truly refuse to answer or fail to recall at that moment, but there are also depositions of famous people being arrogant and speaking incorrectly.
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