A team exploited the coronavirus pandemic to set a new cannonball record

Re:A team exploited the coronavirus pandemic to set a new ca... by querez on Saturday April 11, 2020 @01:17PM (#22842766)

Any reporting about this should focus on dangers and law-breaking, while completely obscuring times and names of the involved. I realize that this is a website that's likely pro-cannonball that's reporting on this, but my question is: is it legal to do this, or could you potentially be held accountable for this in the US?

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Re:A team exploited the coronavirus pandemic to set a new ca... by unethical_ban on Saturday April 11, 2020 @05:33PM (#22844430)

Using public roads as a racetrack (going above the speed limit) is illegal.

Websites and hobby-enthusiast sites exist and report on illegal activity all the time. There is a magazine called "High Times" that is sold at Barnes and Noble, and has been since well before states started legalizing it. 2600 submits stories about people pentesting nuclear missle silos.

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Re:A team exploited the coronavirus pandemic to set a new ca... by querez on Thursday April 16, 2020 @02:49AM (#22886828)

I'm fine with the publication existing, my question was more related to HOW they report: It is unecessary to state the current records, or the names of the people who achieved this questionable "fame". Doing so will only instigate copy-cats ("oh, so that's the current number to beat, I've got this!"). This seems unprofessional, so I'm wondering if there are rules against such a thing.

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