Re:DEA impersonates real person on Facebook
by ryguytilidie on Wednesday October 08, 2014 @10:52AM
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Is your point that because "The Government" breaks the law all the time that people have no right to be upset when an officer of the law steals your identity and puts your family's life at risk...?
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Re:DEA impersonates real person on Facebook
by pyre on Wednesday October 08, 2014 @11:08AM
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The parent poster is lamenting all of the "hey! If I did that I would go to jail!" comments. There are many things that the government can do that you can't by law.
I don't think that these statements in anyway state that it's ok for the government to overstep the restrictions put on the extra powers that it has.
Re:DEA impersonates real person on Facebook
by viewer5 on Wednesday October 08, 2014 @12:29PM
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That's not what he's saying. To put wmeredith's point another way:
The government and the people aren't governed by the exact same laws. The government can tax people, while you can't, for instance. He isn't saying that what's happening isn't wrong or horrible, he's just saying that "I can't do it so the government can't either" is not a valid argument, because there are TONS of things the government can do that you can't. What they did is wrong, but a3n's standard isn't one that's applicable here.
I hope that made sense.