Thread: Fed’s Search of Twittering Anarchist Upheld

Doesn't an anarchist demanding constitutional rights to free speech contradicts itself? Isn't this selective anarchism depending whether the situation benefits you?

That is why the only free speech is anonymous speech. Had this guy encrypted everything and powered off his machine when the Police arrived, they wouldn't have anything to change him with.

No, not at all. Free speech is kind of something your born with, as it requires outside entities (I.E., Government, which anarchy opposes) to violate it. It makes perfect sense.

No, it's not. If you are in the United States, you have those rights. The Supreme Court has held that regardless of your nationality, political orientation, or criminal status you have all of the rights a citizen has. The constitution does not state only citizens have the rights, thus they are afforded to all people under US jurisdiction.

An anarchist who owns books? Does he not realize they're written on PAPER?

Leaving aside the actual case, since it's been discussed to death already, I find it interesting that a self described "anarchist" (real-world definition: wants no government at all) would also be a social worker (the definition of a government employee) married to an "urban planner" (likewise). Something tells me these are the same kinds of people who like to constantly (and dishonestly) conflate...

You have the right to free speech... as long as you are not dumb enough to actually try it.

Witholding judgement since the story is woefully incomplete. Didn't see what he was tweeting, only his lawyer's explanation of what he was tweeting. If I could see the tweets and the statute , I and others may be able to make a determination of the tweets violate that statute and whether or not the statute itself is constitutional. If he was actually encouraging individuals to engage in violence against the cops and giving them intel...

I don't get it. Anarchists believe in a society without laws, right? So when the law doesn't cover him, what's his beef?

I was accused last night of violating a federal wire-tapping law. I was recording 5 police cars and about 8 police officers towing 2 cars away.