Re:Infosec implications of the US Capitol physical breach
by chimprich on Thursday January 07, 2021 @01:22PM
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> The streets are a shared publicly owned resource just as the Capitol is.
There's one absolutely huge difference here, and that is that the streets are designated for public access, while the seat of government and the offices of elected representatives are not.
Just because something is publicly owned does not make it legal to access, protest in, or damage. Consider some other publicly-owned properties: nuclear missile sites, courtrooms, the President's bedroom, police evidence rooms.
This is such an obvious distinction I am puzzled why it apparently needs pointing out.
There's one absolutely huge difference here, and that is that the streets are designated for public access, while the seat of government and the offices of elected representatives are not.
Just because something is publicly owned does not make it legal to access, protest in, or damage. Consider some other publicly-owned properties: nuclear missile sites, courtrooms, the President's bedroom, police evidence rooms.
This is such an obvious distinction I am puzzled why it apparently needs pointing out.