Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
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Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#2Sounds like we must better educate people about what is public about the web.
Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#3Sounds like we must better educate people about what is public about the web.
I don't think it's about education. It's about bad faith and cynical politicians abusing the justice system to intimidate reporters. There is nothing to be done about it but vote those people out.
Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#4stunning..and scary...
the root problem here (or at least one of the root problems) is that government workers are not hired or promoted on merit. That leads to people of lesser intelligence being bosses. As evidenced here. That is a bad thing, in my opinion. You want smart people in charge. That's a good thing!
Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#5stunning..and scary... the root problem here (or at least one of the root problems) is that government workers are not hired or promoted on merit. That leads to people of lesser intelligence being bosses. As evidenced here. That is a bad thing, in my opinion. You want smart people in charge. That's a good thing!
Let's not equate "lack of understanding of a specific piece of technology" with "lesser intelligence", that is not a healthy way to think.
Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#6stunning..and scary... the root problem here (or at least one of the root problems) is that government workers are not hired or promoted on merit. That leads to people of lesser intelligence being bosses. As evidenced here. That is a bad thing, in my opinion. You want smart people in charge. That's a good thing!
There's the original IT screw-up - but I think the body of the sory is around the ineptitude of the elected governor.
Not specifically that he doesn't understand how the web works - more that he didn't care to find out before opening his mouth.
Or worse is aware, but is disengenuously pushing for a prosecution of somebody he disagrees with.
Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#7stunning..and scary... the root problem here (or at least one of the root problems) is that government workers are not hired or promoted on merit. That leads to people of lesser intelligence being bosses. As evidenced here. That is a bad thing, in my opinion. You want smart people in charge. That's a good thing!
Has I said in another comment, it is not about education or intelligence. Read the article. The politicians trying to intimidate the St Louis Post Dispatch have a history of intimidation against journalists. Demagoguery is unfortunately a chronic condition of democracy.
Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#8stunning..and scary... the root problem here (or at least one of the root problems) is that government workers are not hired or promoted on merit. That leads to people of lesser intelligence being bosses. As evidenced here. That is a bad thing, in my opinion. You want smart people in charge. That's a good thing!
Let's not equate "lack of understanding of a specific piece of technology" with "lesser intelligence", that is not a healthy way to think.
That no offence was comitted here should be apparent to 10 year old of average intelligence. The governor is either very stupid, very ignorant or very cynical. Or some combination of the 3.
Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#9Am I to understand that a state governer has the power to instruct some lacky-lawyer to charge someone with a crime, and to prosecute them for that crime? In the land of the free, this is not an independent process?
Re: Reporter likely to be charged for using “view source” feature on web browser
#10Am I to understand that a state governer has the power to instruct some lacky-lawyer to charge someone with a crime, and to prosecute them for that crime? In the land of the free, this is not an independent process?
You are surprised? We already know that a prosecutor will try for higher sentences near an election and... well, they are elected. It isn't hard to imagine that an elected official works with other elected officials, especially if they want to do other things in government.