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Re:Arrest warrant issued for ex-Florida data scientist Rebek... by sp332 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:38PM (#25812795)
If she were providing a bogus view of the pandemic, there could be consequences for public health. That doesn't seem to actually be the case as far as I can tell, but the magnitude of the punishment seems about right for the alleged crime.
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Re:Arrest warrant issued for ex-Florida data scientist Rebek... by pjc50 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:51PM (#25812933)
Providing a bogus view of the pandemic is mainstream US politics. You only get this kind of repressive treatment if you've embarrased the government, in this case the state of Florida.
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Re:Arrest warrant issued for ex-Florida data scientist Rebek... by 13415 on Sunday January 17, 2021 @12:48PM (#25812904)
I suppose you're being cynical or are joking. Literally millions of US citizens would have to be arrested if that was crime. AFAIK, she's being arrested for having accessed government databases after she had been fired, or something similar to that for which she was not fully authorized.
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