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Re:Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns by pastor_elm on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @02:33PM (#20167814)
> I can't see any way that the police intentionally spreading misinformation is a good thing, on a practical or philosophical level.

Being undercover is spreading misinformation. It's the nature of the job.

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Re:Dark Web Drug Sellers Dodge Police Crackdowns by maxheadroom on Wednesday June 12, 2019 @03:08PM (#20168190)
By that logic, the "birther" movement resulted merely from the "nature of politics", yeah?

At some point, we have to concede that misinformation campaigns can be quite dangerous - like with yelling fire in a crowded theatre.

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