Re:Tornado Cash devs charged with laundering more than $1B
by JohnFen on Thursday August 24, 2023 @05:30PM
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> It's a far cry from what some members of the tech community did when the government was trying to restrict code and cryptography in the 1990s.
So? All that means is that there were people who thought that was a just fight and don't think that this is a just fight.
> God forbid people break the law to protest bad laws.
That's a legitimate form of protest and I won't condemn it. But when you break a law out of protest, you are still subject to arrest and prosecution for doing that. And often, that's the result you actively want because it brings attention to your cause and gives you a platform to argue the injustice in court.
That said, it doesn't look to me like the accused here were engaging in civil disobedience. It looks like they were pursuing profit.
So? All that means is that there were people who thought that was a just fight and don't think that this is a just fight.
> God forbid people break the law to protest bad laws.
That's a legitimate form of protest and I won't condemn it. But when you break a law out of protest, you are still subject to arrest and prosecution for doing that. And often, that's the result you actively want because it brings attention to your cause and gives you a platform to argue the injustice in court.
That said, it doesn't look to me like the accused here were engaging in civil disobedience. It looks like they were pursuing profit.