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Bea Arthur stunt double Choris Leachman, busted for smuggling steroids in stainless steel beer kegs

Our world is changing.  The AOL Tech Chief loses his job over the released AOL Data that links users to their searches: no warrant needed.  In the old days the sheriff comes up to the shop keepers and says something like "Bob, I need to know is that customer bad?"; and then the dynamic sheriff runs the customer out of town and the community feels safer until Rambo arrives (First Blood).  In the new age the FBI shows up and says I need your billion search database because there might be a crime without any specific claims: this is what the Constitution prohibits where without known crime there is no need for law enforcement where we do have rights and not lords.  The Fourth Amendment means make them prove it with the other Amendments and Constitution and should the FBI show up with a legal warrant claiming “I need the specific search data for these specific people,” then it is legal, and otherwise it is a violation of rights.  The Internet is open and it should be obvious what sites are criminal and this can prompt an investigation with a warrant but simply searching everyone is wrong and open searching everyone is an act that would make communists proud because the political abuses are going to be many.  I was blocked so many times during the year 2004 Presidential election online by people who supported the Dixie Chicks political values that I just went and voted but the political desires to shut down political opponents by others were obvious and this can go anywhere including the old men who sit in pubs, your co-workers, your boss, your competitors, an abusive industry that is uncaring looking for the next teenager to underpay, or anywhere else.


The question remains, is there a crime because in our world people love to tear down each other’s lives and criminal activity is obviously reported and abused by anyone?