Video Game Terrorist?

[dalebert]

A minor iPod incident leads to a Nazi-style interrogation that delves into a guy's video game habits. I can't be sure if this is a true story as it's a bit over the top, but it's very disturbing as I'm sure there is an element of truth to it with how they're handling terrorism lately.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=32DA4C09BEB07855088A6F20EBB8C4DE?topicId=11211166&sid=1

[KBCraig]

A minor iPod incident leads to a Nazi-style interrogation that delves into a guy's video game habits. I can't be sure if this is a true story as it's a bit over the top, but it's very disturbing as I'm sure there is an element of truth to it with how they're handling terrorism lately.

http://forums.worldofwarcraft.com/thread.html;jsessionid=32DA4C09BEB07855088A6F20EBB8C4DE?topicId=11211166&sid=1

It was reported in MSM news before the poster you cited here came forward. The incident happened. I can't verify that he (and his version of events) are actually true, but they're consistent with MSM reports.

Kevin

[Pat K]

A couple of weeks ago, I lost my mind and thought I might fly to Florida
for Christmas. The last few weeks have convinced me that unless some old family member in Europe leaves me a fortune I am not getting on a plane.

[Kat Kanning]

I talked to a guy in NH who got a visit from homeland security from talking about a video game over the phone.  He wasn't supposed to ever talk about it.

[KBCraig]

A couple of weeks ago, I lost my mind and thought I might fly to Florida
for Christmas.

Fly? Versus a New Yawkah driving a -*ahem*- Chrysler New Yorker? Cruising down I-95, at 95?

You musta had a fever. Feed it some goulasch.

Kevin

[aries]

Damn I read that the other day and didn't think to post it.

It was quite shocking

[Spencer]

Question 1: Why the f**k is he answering their questions?

I recommend that my clients say as little as possible.  If the police stop you for something, don't even tell them your name (obviously if you are driving a vehicle, you generally must present a driver's license if asked, but please don't make any statements -- don't be rude about it, just be quiet) -- the government must prove that YOU are the person accused of committing "X" crime in order to convict you (and -- at least in Oregon -- the DA rarely thinks to call the ID technician who did the fingerprint analysis to determine a person's identity who refused to give a name when arrested and has a weaker case for it).

Question 2: Why the f**k is he narcing on his friend?  Dropping the name and address for the person he is visiting and explaining that he is the "leader" of some small group of people (sounds a little like a terror "cell") will do nothing to help his friend (she's probably on a list somewhere now).

Never talk to the police if you think that you might have done anything that could possibly be considered "wrong" because everything that you say will be used against you and will be examined to determine what -- if any -- obscure "crime" the government can charge you with to save face (like those poor bastards in Michigan with the cell phones who have been charged with "fraud" for "unlocking" TracFone cell phones to sell to people for use with any wireless carrier -- a common practice that was, to my knowledge, not illegal until an enterprising FBI agent decided to "interpret" the law to include their conduct).

A DA friend of mine who was on a grand jury a couple of years ago told me that the grand jury regularly refused to indict persons when those persons had made no statements to investigating officers (it is much harder for the government to prove its case against you if you haven't said anything -- save it for your lawyer and then, if helpful, at trial -- the best thing is that the government cannot bring up the fact that you did not say anything at the time of the arrest courtesy of the 5th Amendment and similar state constitutional protections).

[dalebert]

Question 1: Why the f**k is he answering their questions?

Agreed. On another message board I said exactly that-- that if I were in his shoes, I would have stopped talking and asked for a lawyer by the time they started getting into the really personal stuph that had nothing to do with the damn iPod.

[Transition Force]

I talked to a guy in NH who got a visit from homeland security from talking about a video game over the phone.  He wasn't supposed to ever talk about it.

What?! That's crazy!

[Follow]

This kind of stuff should be embarassing for government officials....  But it's just another day at the office...

What a bunch of jackasses.




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