The neocons, in 2003, publicized a solution to the illegal downloading of music. BLOW UP their computers.
Senator Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, publicized destroying the computers of people who illegally download music via the Internet. His suggestion was a radical change from the civilized norm. It seemed more appropriate for terrorists than American citizens who had not been charged with or convicted of a crime.
In attendance at Senator’s hatch’s “brain-storming” session was Randy Saaf of MediaDefender Inc. It was Mr. Saaf’s job to “persuade” illegal music down loaders to give up on downloading illegal music. Mr. Saaf concentrated on the download process by making it excruciatingly slow. That method was meant to discourage rather than to kill, maim or destroy the down loaders property or life.
Mr. Saaf, likely believing he “mis-heard his ears” while listening to the good Senator from Utah – said: “No one is interested in destroying anyone’s computer…” to which the good neocon senator from Utah replied:
“I’m interested,” Hatch interrupted. He said damaging someone’s computer “may be the only way you can teach somebody about copyrights.”
A tool, fitting the description of the needs of the good Senator from Utah, did arrive in the computer market place. But that tool, exploding batteries, seemed designed for lap-tops rather than desk-tops. Joejolly saw no effort by Senator Hatch to connect those exploding laptop batteries to illegal music downloading. Perhaps the good Senator from Utah wanted to wait for a battery that did not, in addition to “blowing up their computers”, set the living room on fire.
Does the ends justify the means? Several neocon instances seems to say that. And the neocons can thank America’s ombudsmen(voters) for making all their efforts possible.
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