First, Lock up the CongressCritters...or was that Lawyers or both?
Well perhaps except a few of the good ones, like Jeralyn over at Talkleft. One of Jeralyn's themes over the time I have been reading her blog has been the needless over-criminalization of everything by LawnOrder Congresscritters. Case in point:
People who illegally trade large amounts of copyrighted music online could face up to three years in jail under a bill approved today by a congressional panel.
A House Judiciary subcommittee unanimously approved the "Piracy Deterrence and Education Act of 2004," which would be the first law to punish Internet music pirates with jail time if it were signed into law.
Have to wonder what kind of cash-ola the RIAA and MPAA have paid to get this bill passed. It's gotta be dream Dinero for the congresscritters, the very consitutency who could put their asses on the street 18-24 year-olds don't vote regularly if at all, and they're the ones being affected by the P2P music file-sharing portion of this. Just like raising the drinking age...a no-consequences "feel-good" bit of legislation that had no repercussions because those affected, don't bother to vote. Wake up, boys and girls and toss these rascals out. It's your future criminal record for an obsequious, non-threatening activity.
Survey says: you'll do nothing. RIAA one; P2P afficianados, nothing.
posted by Jo Fish on 03.31.04 at 10:47 PM
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Obviously, life will be better in the new streamlined 21st century America once the Fascist Party has locked up all dissidents - the 74% of Americans who are not right wing fanatics, or corporate criminals.
posted by: Lurch on 03.31.04 at 11:48 PM [permalink]
Between music pirates and petty drug offenders, where will we find room for real criminals who actually have real victims.
If they are anxious to put bad people in prison, how about prison time for the boards of corporations that rip off thousands of real people?
posted by: Bryan on 04.01.04 at 12:31 AM [permalink]
How about locking up some drug users? Start with Rush.
posted by: merl on 04.01.04 at 12:55 AM [permalink]
