Comments on: Facebook Provides Accused Criminal With An Alibi http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/11/12/facebook-provides-accused-criminal-with-an-alibi/ I believe in the free speech that liberals used to believe in, the economic freedom that conservatives used to believe in, and the personal freedom that America used to believe in. Fri, 19 Mar 2010 14:57:11 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.1 hourly 1 By: J. Tyler Ballance http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/11/12/facebook-provides-accused-criminal-with-an-alibi/comment-page-1/#comment-361039 J. Tyler Ballance Thu, 12 Nov 2009 19:43:24 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=23675#comment-361039 Matt has a valid point, in that anyone with the pw, could have made the entry to the Facebook page, however, it does create doubt. This use of web postings is a double-edged sword. Just as someone can piece together video and make it look like you are saying something totally opposite of your true beliefs, a belligerent government can do the same with your web posts. Don't think that you will be protected by using fake names, either. Having the government recording all of the web traffic is now the norm. We need Congressmen who will step-up and reinstate Constitutional limits on government. During the Bush regime, the government began warrantless wire-tapping, including wholesale recording of web traffic, a violation of our Laws. The Obama Administration, so far, has not acted to reign-in these practices. It is refreshing to hear that some citizen, for once, is being given the benefit of the doubt based on computer traffic, rather than being hammered for some thought crime inferred from a review of his computer files. Matt has a valid point, in that anyone with the pw, could have made the entry to the Facebook page, however, it does create doubt.

This use of web postings is a double-edged sword. Just as someone can piece together video and make it look like you are saying something totally opposite of your true beliefs, a belligerent government can do the same with your web posts. Don’t think that you will be protected by using fake names, either.

Having the government recording all of the web traffic is now the norm. We need Congressmen who will step-up and reinstate Constitutional limits on government. During the Bush regime, the government began warrantless wire-tapping, including wholesale recording of web traffic, a violation of our Laws. The Obama Administration, so far, has not acted to reign-in these practices.

It is refreshing to hear that some citizen, for once, is being given the benefit of the doubt based on computer traffic, rather than being hammered for some thought crime inferred from a review of his computer files.

]]> By: Matt http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/11/12/facebook-provides-accused-criminal-with-an-alibi/comment-page-1/#comment-360993 Matt Thu, 12 Nov 2009 18:03:40 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=23675#comment-360993 Not cool at all actually. To drop charges on something that can be so easily forged is silly. I hope for the sake of that district attorneys office, they had other reasons to drop charges rather than solely that joke of an alibi. Not cool at all actually. To drop charges on something that can be so easily forged is silly. I hope for the sake of that district attorneys office, they had other reasons to drop charges rather than solely that joke of an alibi.

]]> By: Joe Callan http://belowthebeltway.com/2009/11/12/facebook-provides-accused-criminal-with-an-alibi/comment-page-1/#comment-360961 Joe Callan Thu, 12 Nov 2009 17:11:28 +0000 http://belowthebeltway.com/?p=23675#comment-360961 Very cool. Very cool.

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