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DOJ Launches New Cybercrime Unit, Claims Privacy Top Priority
msm1267 writes: Leslie Caldwell, assistant attorney general in the criminal division of the Department of Justice, announced on Thursday the creation of a new Cybercrime Unit, tasked with enhancing public-private security efforts. A large part of the Cybersecurity Unit's mission will be to quell the growing distrust many Americans have toward law enforcement's high-tech investigative techniques. (Even if that lack of trust, as Caldwell claimed, is based largely on misinformation about the technical abilities of the law enforcement tools and the manners in which they are used.) "In fact, almost every decision we make during an investigation requires us to weigh the effect on privacy and civil liberties, and we take that responsibility seriously," Caldwell said. "Privacy concerns are not just tacked onto our investigations, they are baked in."
The DOJ is itself a criminal organization that violates the law at every opportunity to do so. How can we even accept anything they say? I certainly don't. There is no real difference between them and the mafia. The government has sanctioned and promoted outright STEALING of money by law enforcement. No charges need be brought against you to take your money. And if you want it back it costs more to reclaim it then what was stolen generally speaking. Then they hand those who stole the money a percentage of it to encourage repeating that outright legalized theft.
The the system encourages the blackmailing of accused through trumped up the charges in the hopes of scoring a 'win' (conviction) for there future employment and political opportunities. Prosecutors are not impartial and yet are suppose to be. They're suppose to hand over evidence and yet consistently fail to do so where that evidence may help the defense.
The courts have standardized sentencing guidelines that ensure defendant do not fight the charges in court. While you would think such guidelines that ensure fair and equal treatment for similar crimes would be a good thing the reality is they'll try and get you for 20 years in jail for even petty crimes-just to get you to accept a lesser charge which might include a $100 fine and no jail time. The only people who win are the judges, prosecutors, lawyers, and law enforcement officers who participate in this criminal system.