[47245] in Cypherpunks
Re: Respect for privacy != Re: exposure=deterence?
daemon@ATHENA.MIT.EDU (Scott Brickner)
Mon Jan 15 17:37:03 1996
To: s1018954@aix2.uottawa.ca
Cc: cypherpunks@toad.com
In-Reply-To: (Your message of Sun, 14 Jan 1996 00:02:20 EST.)
<Pine.3.89.9601132350.A15455-0100000@aix2.uottawa.ca>
Date: Mon, 15 Jan 1996 16:13:18 -0600
From: Scott Brickner <sjb@universe.digex.net>
s1018954@aix2.uottawa.ca writes:
>My apologies for responding to a political post.
>
>On Sat, 13 Jan 1996, Charlie Merritt wrote:
>
>> I feel that public exposure
>> is enough to put fear into these anonymous government employees.
>> You will note that when they get the mad_bomber
>> some FBI guy jumps right up and takes credit, live, on TV.
>> But when the Air Force orders a $300 toilet seat NO ONE is credited.
>
>It's interesting how we advocate anonymity for ourselves but not for our
>opponents. Feeling righteous?
I agree with Charlie. These government employees claim to be working
for the american taxpayers, of which group I am a member. Government
agents must, therefore, expect to be accountable to the citizens, while
accountability in the other direction is virtually the definition of
tyranny.
