Re:ICE Is Trying to Force BuzzFeed News to Divulge Its Sources
by dvt on Saturday December 05, 2020 @03:28PM
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> Imagine not reporting on the fact that a federal institution is trying to test their limits.
Subpoenaing sources is standard operating procedure for all law enforcement agencies (from the FBI, to ICE, to your local PD). As mentioned in a different post, it's a low-risk, high-reward legal strategy, even though it won't work 99.9% of the time.
It's making a mountain out of a molehill.
Imagine not reporting on the fact that a federal institution is trying to test their limits.
Just because something is likely to be thrown out doesn't mean an agency pushing limits shouldn't be reported. The entire point of the press is to bring awareness to situations like this.