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0 pointsmsla7y ago0 comments

That's a myth, and the article you posted is an op-ed piece with no substance to back up the claim it makes.

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The source is the book of that name, written by an US lawyer. There's some discussion and better sources on Google.

mslaOP7y ago

It's a meme passed around the right-o-sphere based on deliberately misreading laws and/or constructing insane scenarios.

It has no statistics behind it, just made-up stories.

Remind me to tell Aaron Swartz how abusive & capricious prosecution is just a figment of his imagination...

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The source is the book of that name, written by an US lawyer. There's some discussion and better sources on Google.

gowld7y ago

mslaOP7y ago

It's a meme passed around the right-o-sphere based on deliberately misreading laws and/or constructing insane scenarios.

It has no statistics behind it, just made-up stories.

Remind me to tell Aaron Swartz how abusive & capricious prosecution is just a figment of his imagination...

j / k navigate · click thread line to collapse