Re:US Department of Justice Subpoena to Twitter for Account ...
by DanielBMarkham on Saturday January 08, 2011 @10:07AM
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This is an interesting and important next step in the WL story.
From a political standpoint, somebody is going to have to pay somewhere. It will be interesting to see if they apply current law, create new laws, or work extra-judicially. My guess, and the way this article indicates the story is heading, is that they find some existing law to apply. After all, with a legal system as complex as the United States has, if they want you they'll find something you're guilty of. Remember that they got the gangster Al Capone not for breaking prohibition, gambling, or murder: they got him for tax evasion.
If they keep heading this way we all need to pay careful attention to what WL gets charged with, mainly because it will set a precedent for the rest of us.
From a political standpoint, somebody is going to have to pay somewhere. It will be interesting to see if they apply current law, create new laws, or work extra-judicially. My guess, and the way this article indicates the story is heading, is that they find some existing law to apply. After all, with a legal system as complex as the United States has, if they want you they'll find something you're guilty of. Remember that they got the gangster Al Capone not for breaking prohibition, gambling, or murder: they got him for tax evasion.
If they keep heading this way we all need to pay careful attention to what WL gets charged with, mainly because it will set a precedent for the rest of us.