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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by torstenvl on Thursday October 21, 2021 @12:29PM (#28946921)
Your proposal suggests that this result is due to lack of knowledge, rather than malice. While I'm a fan of Hanlon's Razor in the absence of evidence to the contrary, the Governor's office clearly employs technologically competent people.

That means that the Governor is either persisting despite knowing better, or is remaining deliberately ignorant despite the expertise at his disposal. Either way, this is at least somewhat intentional.

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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by MisterBastahrd on Thursday October 21, 2021 @12:42PM (#28947172)
I've got plenty of life experience that proves that people in power who employ technologically competent people often refuse to listen to expert advice because might makes right.

You don't have to be malicious to be incompetent.

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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by indig0g0 on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:24PM (#28949674)
Or you don't have to be incompetent to be malicious.
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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by Domenic_S on Thursday October 21, 2021 @03:49PM (#28949966)
Right, but if they passed the exam that removes their ability to feign ignorance on the record, leaving malice as the de facto motivation (again on the record)
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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by UncleOxidant on Thursday October 21, 2021 @12:32PM (#28946976)
> due to lack of knowledge, rather than malice

I suspect it's a mix of both.

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Re:Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found securit... by fouc on Thursday October 21, 2021 @12:46PM (#28947231)
> Governor's office clearly employs technologically competent people.

But you're assuming the Governor would pass the basic test that even shows that he is competent at listening to other competent people.

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