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Re:Software Is Made Between Commits by giraffe_lady on Thursday June 11, 2026 @02:50PM (#48494770)
Probably coulda used an example that isn't itself a fourth amendment violation that essentially requires perjury to accomplish. Also less euphemistically called evidence laundering. Not really a neutral example.
Re:Software Is Made Between Commits by bonzini on Thursday June 11, 2026 @03:20PM (#48495156)
A more charitable case is that the source cannot be disclosed because it's an undercover agent or informant. What the parent describes is indeed evidence laundering.
Re:Software Is Made Between Commits by hinkley on Thursday June 11, 2026 @05:17PM (#48496547)
I was in fact thinking of informants but was a bit fuzzy on my facts so I demured. Sorry it came out a bit of hashed.
Re:Software Is Made Between Commits by jimbokun on Thursday June 11, 2026 @07:24PM (#48497806)
So are you going to go out and commit a crime because a random person used a crime as an analogy?
Re:Software Is Made Between Commits by giraffe_lady on Thursday June 11, 2026 @09:56PM (#48498926)
I’ve done it over less.
Re:Software Is Made Between Commits by hinkley on Thursday June 11, 2026 @10:04PM (#48498975)
If I look in your back yard right now, will I see a stolen giraffe?