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Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Re: Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Post by _ktx2 »

pianoben wrote: post #38
Acutulus wrote: post #7

I find the article title kind of curious, given that it states Parson has "doubled down" which suggests that the video the article references is an active effort on Parson's part. It then goes on to state that the video was produced by a PAC Parson created but doesn't give direct input to. Comes off as unnecessarily inflammatory to me I suppose. Having said that, this situation in particular really tests my willingne…

The background with Parson is that he is overtly hostile to the "blue" cities of St. Louis and Kansas City, and favors the more rural parts of the state. He has an especially hostile relationship with the press in those cities. It doesn't surprise me that he'd want to make hay with this - he can promote himself, damage his political enemies, and look tough to his base, which (generally speaking) doesn't consist of pr…

> (if you want evidence of his antipathy to Missouri's cities, look no further than covid vaccine distribution - St. Louis had maybe one single site, but rural areas had more vaccines than they could use. My elderly parents had to drive for hours to get to one of those underused sites because there simply weren't any vaccines to be found in the metro area.)

I lived in SoCal at the time and had to do the same thing. I drove about an hour and a half into the desert to get it when my name came up, and I lived in the city of San Diego.

Re: Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Post by fidesomnes »

pianoben wrote: post #38
Acutulus wrote: post #7

I find the article title kind of curious, given that it states Parson has "doubled down" which suggests that the video the article references is an active effort on Parson's part. It then goes on to state that the video was produced by a PAC Parson created but doesn't give direct input to. Comes off as unnecessarily inflammatory to me I suppose. Having said that, this situation in particular really tests my willingne…

The background with Parson is that he is overtly hostile to the "blue" cities of St. Louis and Kansas City, and favors the more rural parts of the state. He has an especially hostile relationship with the press in those cities. It doesn't surprise me that he'd want to make hay with this - he can promote himself, damage his political enemies, and look tough to his base, which (generally speaking) doesn't consist of pr…

before I read this I was opposed to this but now that I read what you wrote and it makes sense, prosecute the shit out of them.

Re: Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Post by EamonnMR »

Acutulus wrote: post #7

I find the article title kind of curious, given that it states Parson has "doubled down" which suggests that the video the article references is an active effort on Parson's part. It then goes on to state that the video was produced by a PAC Parson created but doesn't give direct input to. Comes off as unnecessarily inflammatory to me I suppose. Having said that, this situation in particular really tests my willingne…

Holding people responsible for the acts of PACs they create seems reasonable to me. Reputation laundering should be discouraged.

Re: Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Post by Someone1234 »

ethbr0 wrote: post #35
Someone1234 wrote: post #24

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Who gets to set the test? This is a well-intentioned but very wrong-headed idea. History is littered with examples of how these things are abused. It is up to voters to evaluate their chosen candidates for their qualities and qualifications for the job. The biggest problem right now is that too many vote on party lines instead of for candidates based on their qualities.

History is littered with examples of eugenics programs, but that doesn't mean we should ban genetic testing.

A better analogy would be:

> History is littered with examples of eugenics programs, but that doesn't mean we should ban eugenics.

To which I'd argue we should absolutely ban eugenics because of the history of eugenics. Just like we should ban arbitrary political entry testing because of the history of exactly that.

I'm not making an "apples Vs. oranges" comparison, I'm making an "apples vs. historical apples" one.

Re: Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Post by hindsightbias »

tdhz77 wrote: post #30

When I lived in Missouri 10 years ago it would never have elected such an idiot. A state that brought decent thinking people like Thomas Hart Benton, President Truman, Roy Blunt and Claire McCaskill. There was a saying what goes Missouri so goes the nation.. this will never be true again. Thinking is secondary to outrage in this state. They have been outraged since Obama was elected.

> There was a saying what goes Missouri so goes the nation.. this will never be true again.

Actually, that might explain a lot of things.

Re: Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Post by elliekelly »

mdp2021 wrote: post #32
Bhilai wrote: post #3

Here is a potentially dumb idea: Before someone can declare candidacy for a public office, they should pass an exam that tests them on general and basic knowledge on a wide variety of topics that proves that the person has some level of general awareness of tech that is so ubiquitous.

You have forgotten to propose to test for morals, dignity and mental health. Because the matter and issue, in the specific case, is not with "notions". Edit: I don't even know why for some reason I forgot (probably because it comes without saying): basic wits. And, seeing that somebody really calls is an "odd idea": no, there absolutely should be requirements. Getting the appropriate measurements, reliably and feasib…

There are a handful of states whose constitutions (ostensibly) “test” a for morals by requiring candidates for public office to believe in god. This, despite the federal constitution clearly stating:

> No religious test shall ever be required as a qualification to any office or public trust under the United States.

Re: Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Post by EamonnMR »

bogwog wrote: post #29

This is like perfect viral content for our demographic. It's in the "rage" category (the most engaging type of content), and it is a black-and-white situation with no gray area whatsoever.

Many of us probably have stories like this from school days - admins overreacting to their lax policies.

Re: Gov Parson pushes to prosecute reporter who found security flaw in state site

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Post by mcguire »

nrmitchi wrote: post #27
Acutulus wrote: post #7

I find the article title kind of curious, given that it states Parson has "doubled down" which suggests that the video the article references is an active effort on Parson's part. It then goes on to state that the video was produced by a PAC Parson created but doesn't give direct input to. Comes off as unnecessarily inflammatory to me I suppose. Having said that, this situation in particular really tests my willingne…

This situation is keeping his name in the spotlight, and people will, in general, be more likely to vote for names that they recognize. I don't believe that there is any other reason here.

And it discredits the press to have them remembered as 'hackers'.
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