Disappointing: people chasing the nothingburger of Secret Service working the #AaronSwartz case. Read SS PR’s & 18USC1030, folks. (1/2)
@grumpybozo ...3) there are indications they were fishing for other information. My issues are abt standard law enforcement BS they pulled.
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@emptywheel “standard” is right. initial B&E or trespass charge to stop activity & seize evidence is common. Often the only option. -
@grumpybozo You're arguing that it makes sense for SS to NOT be involved in 3 months of data analysis, for starters. -
@emptywheel I’m saying I’ve seen SS brought in late, even after arrest. This isn’t odd. SS has to be convinced a case is worthy of them.
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@emptywheel The LE part seems pretty *normal* to me, not *right* The outliers are MIT and the prosecutor. -
@grumpybozo It seems utterly NORMAL for me for DOJ's highly politicized prosecutions. That it involved SS and not FBI is not the issue. -
@emptywheel It’s not unique to politicized prosecutions. It’s only visible in the cases that get pushed. MIT had to be pushing. -
@grumpybozo One area where I am curious is how ECTFs work--what is the institutional structure/referral process? -
@emptywheel Above my pay grade :) I’ve avoided managerial responsibility studiously for many years. -
@grumpybozo One question I have is whether a referral could come out of CMU's CERT to SS. Or could SS learn about it there? -
@emptywheel In my experience, getting a case to SS can happen by varied routes, formal and informal. -
@grumpybozo Including some place like CERT? - 2 more replies
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