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Re:People Staring at Computers by dannyw on Sunday July 11, 2021 @11:21PM (#27806607)
No charges were ever filled here.
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Re:People Staring at Computers by liamkinne on Monday July 12, 2021 @12:47AM (#27807138)
Ethics != legality
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Re:People Staring at Computers by sellyme on Monday July 12, 2021 @12:53AM (#27807156)
The grandparent comment explicitly mentioned legality.
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Re:People Staring at Computers by garmaine on Monday July 12, 2021 @04:48AM (#27808346)
That's a different distinction.
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Re:People Staring at Computers by fnord77 on Monday July 12, 2021 @11:24AM (#27811210)
reading through the FOIA document, LEO was very clear about which laws were broken.
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Re:People Staring at Computers by dannyw on Monday July 12, 2021 @08:18PM (#27816537)
A charge being filed is a formal process in the legal system that has specific implications.

In this instance, while a search warrant was executed, no charges were filed.

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Re:People Staring at Computers by fnord77 on Tuesday July 13, 2021 @10:48AM (#27821652)
I'm not claiming charges were filed. I'm claiming (and the docs claim) laws were broken.
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