Feds Demand Reddit Identify Users of a Dark-Web Drug Forum
Warning: this opinion probably won't fit into the HN zeitgeist.<p>If you commit a crime online don't be surprised when they seek to gain evidence against you. This isn't a liberty issue. This is a <i>you're probably a criminal</i> issue and law enforcement is coming after you. I don't protect drug dealers in my neighborhood because of their <i>right to free speech and personal liberty</i> so why would I protect these guys?<p>It just always makes me chuckle when criminals won't face the fact that they are criminals. They'll deflect, ignore, and basically try anything to escape the reality - they broke the rules of society and now society wants to punish them.<p>And just to give you a little background - I've done some time in a few bids for violence and drugs. I know what it means to be a criminal because I grew up as one. I have <i>no</i> pity. None. You should've made better decisions.  I made a choice to leave that behind a long time ago, and you should too.