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Government to Eavesdrop on Lawyer-Client Conversations

Posted by ryuzaki0 on from the you-have-no-rights-left-get-over-it dept.

An Anonymous Coward writes: "This CNN article outlines the justice department's plans to start monitoring lawyer-client communications of detainees. The decision was made by the justice department without any public debate or the involvement of the Senate or Congress. It's astonishing how easily a basic civil right such as the right to counsel is taken away!" The ACLU is, predictably, opposed.

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  1. Why I am not against this by Calle+Ballz · · Score: 0, Troll

    I have no opposition to this at all... because they're PRISONERS. As far as I'm concerned, they have no rights whatsoever. They are the ones that violated OUR rights in one way or another... they're punishment is they're rights stripped from them. Privacy & Liberty... two rights I don't think prisoners should have at all.

    1. Re:Why I am not against this by Anonymous Coward · · Score: 1, Troll

      The amazing thing is how badly your arguement plays out in the real world.

      Only a small percentage of those who commit crimes are arrested and prosecuted.

      Those who are arrested are those the police make the decision it's worth arresting, i.e. those who it's damn well likely have committed a crime.

      People know this. Ordinary people. They don't buy your BS about "oooh, think of the poor innnocent street thugs."

      Better get a clue. There's a real world out there waiting.

  2. Re:make sure you read this part: by Scooby+Snacks · · Score: 1, Troll
    First they came for the Communists,
    and I didn't speak up, because I wasn?t a Communist.
    Then they came for the Jews,
    and I didn't speak up, because I wasn?t a Jew.
    Then they came for the Catholics,
    and I didn't speak up, because I was a Protestant.
    Then they came for me,
    and by that time there was no one left to speak up for me.

    -- Rev. Martin Niemoller, 1945
    It's outrageous that this is even being considered, let alone implemented. This denies a fair trial to people who are most in need of it.



    Oh, BTW, regarding your .sig: If information were really free, the GPL wouldn't be necessary.
    --

    --
    Runnin' around, robbin' banks all whacked on the Scooby Snacks...
  3. Another woefully uneducated idiot on slashdot by Anonymous Coward · · Score: -1, Troll

    Time and time again, the readers and writers of slashdot prove their utter ignorance about economics, law, political liberties, etc. Monitoring these conversations is not a violation of any basic right. The original poster is wrong and slashdot editors are fools for posting such blatant garbage.

    Hell, ninety-nine percent of the people here actually think that free speech means that you stand on the street corner and say "fuck" all day long or the government should fund modern art like the piss-christ. They have no idea that it simply means the government can not lawfully restrict your freedom to disagree with what it does or make your opinions known. Of course, if the public schools hadn't been filling these people's minds with crap for the last 20 years, that might not be the case. Idiots.