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by mistercow 4727 days ago
It would also likely be taken as suspicious in its own right.
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True, but given the facts of the past few weeks, it's completely reasonable to set up such a system like this now for yourself as a hedge for what the political landscape may look like in the future. I know what is illegal today, but I have no idea what may be made illegal tomorrow or 10 years from now. Implementing such a system is a hedge/insurance against dystopian futures that are becoming reality.

As long as such a system is in place and significantly predates (on the scale of years) any crime you are accused of, this argument of hedging against a dystopia makes a lot more sense and is far more defensible.

> I know what is illegal today

That is impressive, even if you are a lawyer.

Hehe. Yeah, I know. :)
Yes, they might suspect that I value the freedoms that so many have fought and died for that I would, shockingly, moderately inconvenience myself to do so.
Which means you could undertake the activity on behalf of those you wished to implicated.