[lbo-talk] satyr play: with a terrible joke, but a serious suggestion (was: Zimmerman not guilty)

Jordan Hayes jmhayes at j-o-r-d-a-n.com
Tue Jul 16 21:54:08 PDT 2013



> Would anyone object to the government keeping TABS on
> people like Zimmerman?

What could possibly go wrong with such a system?

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http://www.startribune.com/politics/national/214527011.html

NYC cases show how crooked officers misuse FBI database for cyber snooping, other offenses

Article by: TOM HAYS , Associated Press Updated: July 7, 2013 - 11:25 AM

NEW YORK - It's billed by the FBI as "the lifeline of law enforcement" - a federal database used to catch criminals, recover stolen property and even identify terrorism suspects.

But authorities say Edwin Vargas logged onto the restricted system and ran names for reasons that had nothing to do with his duties as a New York Police Department detective. Instead, he was accused in May of looking up personal information on two fellow officers without their knowledge.

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