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Re:FOIA release: Completely Redacted Document About Text Sno... by newman314 on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @06:20PM (#5708761)
By that logic, I suppose you agree with NYC's "stop and frisk" policy. Because, just in case.

It's like saying "There are lots of black people in prison, hence it's a good idea to stop and frisk them, just in case, because you know the track record". That sort of circular logic is why I feel my blood pressure go up every time I think about it.

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Re:FOIA release: Completely Redacted Document About Text Sno... by tptacek on Tuesday May 14, 2013 @06:36PM (#5708867)
The fact that you could get your blood pressure to go up over a civil liberties issue that isn't even the topic of the thread is as good an illustration as I can think of for why we shouldn't have HN threads talking about political and social justice issues like this.
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