Quotulatiousness

March 9, 2010

Opening the door to arbitrary punishment

Filed under: Britain, Economics, Law, Liberty, Technology — Tags: , , , , , — Nicholas @ 07:33

Cory Doctorow talks about why the proposed “three strikes” internet ban is such a stupid idea:

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5 Comments

  1. Criminalizing everyday life and opening the door to arbitrary punishment. What’s not to like?

    At least Doctorow seems to get it. The items noted above are precisely why this is being pursued.

    Oh, and the whole bit about disconnecting large numbers of people and their families from political discourse: that’s a huge plus, too.

    Comment by Lickmuffin — March 9, 2010 @ 11:31

  2. Remember Martin Niemoeller, Lickmuffin.

    First, they came for the hippies and drug users and I said nothing, for I was a conservative . . .

    Comment by Nicholas — March 9, 2010 @ 11:48

  3. I guess I should have wrapped the comment in … tags.

    Comment by Lickmuffin — March 9, 2010 @ 13:19

  4. I mean, of couse, <sarc> tags.

    You need a preview button on your comments.

    Comment by Lickmuffin — March 9, 2010 @ 13:21

  5. I hope they’ve included a preview mode in the soon-to-be-released new version of WordPress. I agree, it would be helpful.

    Comment by Nicholas — March 9, 2010 @ 13:28

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