Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says
by wahnfrieden on Saturday May 20, 2023 @10:16AM
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You’re coming from a liberal (classical sense) perspective and learning something about power, maybe! But your suggestion that society is fixed by people following the rules harder sounds like idealism. Money and power buy leniency and loopholes. Why not try taking away the power instead?
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Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says
by jonhohle on Saturday May 20, 2023 @10:29AM
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I’m not sure that I follow, but yes. I think that severely punishing those who abuse special authority will improve that aspect of the government. I don’t think it will fix society, but having a functioning justice system certainly can’t hurt.
Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says
by kurthr on Saturday May 20, 2023 @01:55PM
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So you think Trump should be jailed?
And pretty much all of the living ex-presidents including some presidential candidates and other federal officials who lie to congress without any repercussions.
Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says
by bloomingeek on Saturday May 20, 2023 @04:52PM
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Politicians, pastors, doctors, lawyers, police, parents, judges, adults, etc...all must be held to a higher standard. The word 'responsibility' seems to be discounted when someone is caught.
You’ve just listed everyone and then said they should all be held to a higher standard… higher than who?
Higher than they are currently held to.
Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says
by bloomingeek on Sunday May 21, 2023 @01:57PM
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Amen to that!
Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says
by bloomingeek on Sunday May 21, 2023 @01:56PM
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It's an excellent question. I was meaning a higher standard of behavior. As no one can be perfect in thought and deed, the above list are expected to be held to a higher standard of ethics as pointed out by their training.
Those on the list 'signed up', so it can be expected they knew what they were in for. They also have more power in society then the rest of us and should be held accountable.
I didn't know you could sign up to not be an adult.
Re:FBI Misused Spy Database, FISA Court Says
by refurb on Saturday May 20, 2023 @11:11PM
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Indeed.
Plenty of wealthy people (and not wealthy) commit crimes for no other reason than greed - a lust for money, or power and no concern about hurting others to get it. There is no "structural reason" that drives them to commit crime.
OP lives in an idealist world where humans are intrinsically good and never made choices that hurt other people or society, if they do, it's because they were "forced into it".
Clearly that's not based on reality.