Hopefully they catch these hacker scumbags and toss them in prison.
I don't think we should measure this action on the danger level the release of the information causes. That brings about the idea that information that is not dangerous to release is fine to share and in the process ignores the issue about keeping private information private.
We don't keep private information private. The government can get any of it. They can take phone records without warrant, they can watch us to their leisure, they apparently no longer need warrants for phone taps and such, no warrants for putting GPS on your car because it was outside. I would agree IF the government didn't take so much time and effort to collect all of OUR data. It's only fair that we have all of THEIR data in return.
Cops are part of the government and valid target if you are going after the government. Particularly because they are the front line arm of the government in exercising its force over the People. Cops know this before they take the job.
Cops are part of the government and valid target if you are going after the government. Particularly because they are the front line arm of the government in exercising its force over the People. Cops know this before they take the job.
...so it's completely okay with you to go after a police officer in their home, while they're off duty, because you disagree with how they've done their job? That's basically what you're saying here.
That maybe true, but if the cops have kids, those kids didn't sign up for that. Posting this stuff could put them at risk.
Certainly would depend on the situation. In a general revolt, yes. In fact, you're most certainly going to want to do that near the beginning if you're really looking to revolt. Essentially, to figure if it's "OK" or not (by whatever metric I guess you want to label as "OK"), you have to look at the individual circumstances.
That maybe true, but if the cops have kids, those kids didn't sign up for that. Posting this stuff could put them at risk.
Ah, the old question again..
Having my private address on file is not the same as posting it publically online with a "this citizen done screwed up" tag, imploring people to come after me.
True, but in general if you're looking to target government, then government officials and buildings become valid. Timothy McVeigh got a bunch of kids because the government put a daycare in one of its government buildings. Was it good? Well actually that whole event wasn't good or defensibly; I'm not saying he was right here. Cops have kids, posting this could jeopardize them if people were actually taking the information for violent means; but that hasn't seemed to be the case yet, it's mostly limited to harassment.
But how come there is so much outrage on this? Government itself does this to us all the time, and does use the information for violence and to violate our rights. People defend it. But if it's against the government, all of a sudden we should be outraged? Sorry, I am unsympathetic. Perhaps if the government treated us better, I would be more sympathetic to their plight; but they don't so I am not. They will reap what the sow, and this is just the start of that.
The cops aren't coming to my house and threatening me because I called Officer Joe a pig for harrassing me at 3am for "driving without a front plate". But posting the home addresses of cops online and linking them to OWS (whether they were their or not) gives free reign for the crazies (which obviously exist, based on this thread) to do just that...go to their houses and threaten them because of the actions of their "brethren".
You can wax poetic about what the state does vs. what we do, but the intention here is to allow harm/harrassment to befall police officers, whether they did anything "wrong" or not.
Having my private address on file is not the same as posting it publically online with a "this citizen done screwed up" tag, imploring people to come after me.
How is it that the law permits the state to lawfully engage in actions which, if undertaken by individuals, would land them in jail?
For posting addresses? Is that even illegal? Government does well more than that to us for their own agencies. Think of the time and effort put forth for data mining and databasing our information. If anything, they should have included personal addresses to all politicians as well. They're well more at fault than the police.
I agree that the government has too much information on us, but people, generally, don't like public information published of the people that are suppose to protect us.
...so it's completely okay with you to go after a police officer in their home, while they're off duty, because you disagree with how they've done their job? That's basically what you're saying here.
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