Slashdot commentary on the Librarian at Bradeis University who wouldn't budge without a warrant.
Slashdot | Librarian Stands up to the Feds: "'A librarian at Brandeis University forced the FBI to obtain a warrant to seize computers used to send threats. From the article: 'Federal Bureau of Investigation agents tried to seize 30 of the library's computers without a warrant, saying someone had used the library's Internet connection to send the threat to Brandeis. But the library director, Kathy Glick-Weil, told the agents they could not take the machines unless they got a warrant first. Newton's mayor, David Cohen, backed Ms. Glick-Weil up. After a brief standoff, FBI officials relented and sought a warrant from a judge.''"
Thursday, February 02, 2006
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Just suppose it was a real bomb threat, and before the FBI obtains a warrant, hundreds of people are blown up at the university.
Why are the privacy rights of possible terrorists more important than the university students and staff?
In the 1960s we chanted "Hey LBJ, how many babies did you burn today?"
Paraphrased, "Hey ALA, how many bodies did you blow up today?"
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