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Comment Re:Broken Windows Theory (Score 1) 219

I think it's more a matter of not letting cops have any discretion. I've had minor encounters with LEOs where, because I was relatively cool with the officer, I was simply told "pour that out" , "get your friend home" or "pull your pants up, sir". I'm grateful the officer didn't have a camera recording the whole time. If he did, he would have been far less likely to let me go. I see the argument that constant surveillance will lead to a more even application of the law. If they know their boss is watching they'll have to treat their best friend the same as a stranger, white males the same as any minority. But, this also means we're essentially eliminating the cool cop's ability to be cool. Every officer will be forced to become that dick sticks to the letter of the law to a fault.

Comment Torrent Sites are Illegal? (Score 2) 130

I was under the impression that the sharing of copyrighted material was the problem. I don't see what's illegal about Sony uploading an anti-piracy ad and naming it "DOWNLOAD Fury (2014) 720p BrRip x264" so long as they own the copyright on the ad. I mean, it's a pretty horrible name for an ad, but whatev. I was unaware that the protocol itself had been outlawed.

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