So while we use the same language as stealing, it’s really a different kind of thing.Īnd we’re limited in what uses of information we can make laws against, because of the first amendment. That doesn’t happen when you illegally spy on someone and find out information that they’ve kept hidden.
The definition of stealing is taking property with the intent of permanently depriving the owner of its use. When we speak of “stolen” information that’s a borrowed term nothing has actually been stolen. The sites that published the donors’ information have broken no law, and 5under3 is asking why.īasically the reason is the first amendment, and the difference between stealing goods and finding out information. Cf the Pentagon Papers, the Palin gmail archive, the illegal recording of Newt Gingrich’s telephone conversation, and so many other examples, right down to this story we’re discussing now.
All the thief has to do is pass it on to someone else, and that person is free to publish it to the world. Sure, stealing information is a felony that could get a person in serious trouble but possessing the stolen information is not. Now the message from the same people is “comply” or else. įor four years under Trump, the entire mission of the left, which was fully supported by the media, was “resist.” Remember this information came from a hack. Now, hacked material is apparently just fine.
Remember, the excuse used for blacking out the Hunter Biden laptop story before the election was that it was based on hacked material. Tucker Carlson talked about this last night with Victor Davis Hanson: The store owner’s apology for donating sounds exactly like a forced confession. "Why do conservatives keep saying that newsrooms have taken on the structure of political oppo shops, and that journalists increasingly act like partisan operatives" is a question that people sometimes ask. The Washington Post is contacting people whose donation info was leaked and who gave as little as 40 dollars to the truckers to ask them why they did soĮmail provided to me by a source /qbzebYyHiP Could you please tell me if this matches your records, and either call or reply to this email to share what motivated you to contribute to the campaign?” “Your name and email address are associated with a $40 contribution. Now the Washington Post has joined their ranks and are contacting people to ask why they donated.Īn email shared by journalist Saagar Enjeti appeared to be by a reporter with the Washington Post, who said they were “writing about leaked data on GiveSendGo contributions to the trucker convoy in Canada. Washington Post seeks to dox and shame donors to Canadian freedom protestersĪfter crowdfunding platform GiveSendGo was hacked over the weekend and information was leaked about who had donated to the Canadian truckers’ freedom convoy, the CBC and CTV both began contacting those donors. The Washington Post is getting in on this action, too. She said she intended to report the threats to police. Giuliani said she ordered the shop closed and staff to go home for their own safety. They’re threatening to come and get us.’ We said, ‘Lock the door and we’ll find out what’s going on.’” “I said, ‘What’s going on?’ and they said, ‘They’re threatening to throw bricks through our window.
“We got a call from the team saying, ‘We’re getting phone calls here,’” Giuliani said in a phone interview Monday afternoon.