[data-abuse]

When we hear these stories, we never hear about the end result. We only hear about the act. It's like hearing a gun was fired. It was fired, but what did it hit?

The data that is in these databases have a high probability to be abused. Blackmail and intimidation are easy to hide. What number of the people that had their location data exposed through this database were shot soon after? What number of people had their identity stolen? What number of people lost their jobs? What number of people had their families or friendships destroyed by secrets being spilled?

The dots are never connected beyond the admission of violations.

[hattmall]

I'm fairly certain quite a few of them are still in jail without a trial yet right? At least for the January 6th participants.

[eganist]

Stats as of March 25: https://www.npr.org/2023/03/25/1165022885/1000-defendants-ja...

Cases being pursued by the DoJ: https://www.justice.gov/usao-dc/capitol-breach-cases?combine...

Noteworthy that $2.6bln was allocated to US attorneys this year; not sure how much more was allocated to specifically support January 6th prosecutions, but the prosecution of every single one of them will hopefully serve as a deterrent.

[Jerrrry]

What about the prosecution of the law enforcement who literally unlocked doors, shepherded people inside, and then led them into chambers?

If you think Jan 6 was anything more than a meandering of useful idiots by a conspiring state, you are the other useful idiot.

[dragonwriter]

> What about the prosecution of the law enforcement who literally unlocked doors, shepherded people inside, and then led them into chambers?

Several law enforcement and active military participants and collaborators—acting before, during, and after the highly visible events of Jan 6—have already been arrested and charged, most recently the MPD intelligence chief, but your description is a false characterization of what actually occurred.

> If you think Jan 6 was anything more than a meandering of useful idiots by a conspiring state, you are the other useful idiot.

If you genuinely believe this, you are just an idiot (maybe a useful one for the people who organized, executed, and then attempted to minimize the attack, but definitely an idiot.) Yes, most of the participants may have been radicalized sheep inspired and directed by a narrower group, but they clearly weren’t “meandering”.

[goodSteveramos]

>Several law enforcement and active military participants

Stop conflating protestors who happened to have unrelated government jobs with the suspicious and supportive actions of the capitol police who were supposed to be keeping congress safe and instead escorted crazy looking protestors around the capitol for photoshoots

[HyperSane]

And the man who instigated the whole thing is going to be allowed to run for President again!

[Nextgrid]

Not to mention all the bullshit social media platforms that promoted the stupid conspiracies that led to the insurrection and even profited off all the "engagement" around it.

[goodSteveramos]

Yup. If all these useful idiot protestors are guilty of treason how the hell has their leader who told them to do it not been charged? The federal justice system is fake and political.

[asveikau]

I wonder if some of those people will now support bail reform.

[vuln]

Bail isn’t even an option when you’re detained for the reasons they are.

[ranger_danger]

Just imagine the power someone would have if they were to tamper with stolen data _before_ leaking it. Nobody EVER questions the accuracy of leaked data.