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- From: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
- Subject: Re: PGP and real criminals
- In-Reply-To: edhall@rand.org (Ed Hall)
- Message-ID: <1992Nov21.232706.26996@nntp.hut.fi>
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- Reply-To: jkp@cs.HUT.FI (Jyrki Kuoppala)
- Organization: Helsinki University of Technology, Finland
- References: <1992Nov17.001101.21926@ncar.ucar.edu> <iyqHuB7w165w@mantis.co.uk> <4022@randvax.rand.org>
- Date: Sat, 21 Nov 1992 23:27:06 GMT
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- In article <4022@randvax.rand.org>, edhall@rand (Ed Hall) writes:
- >Let me make one thing clear: I personally believe that there should be
- >no restriction of cryptography. But in many people's minds this means
- >that I'd "let the {terrorist,child-molestor,...} go free!" It's an
- >emotional argument, but an exceedingly potent one.
- >
- >How do you folks propose to overcome it?
-
- Try to convince the person - I'll call him him - that witches, demons,
- ogres, communists, drug dealers, drug-crazed Supermen, terrorists
- and other purely evil liveforms don't exist.
-
- It would help a lot if you had a common acquaintance who is one of the
- witches, communists or terrorists. Like for example a neighbour both
- of you knew and who seemed like he was a nice enough guy, up until the
- police came and confiscated all his property telling you he was a drug
- dealer. Or a satan worshipper, or a child molester.
-
- Perhaps it would help if you had smoked some pot in high school with
- friends. Then you could take yourself as an example - tell him you
- once shared a joint with a friend which you bought, putting the money
- together, so you're technically a drug dealer. Ask him if you look
- like one of the evil drug-pushers who make millions of dollars who
- need to be locked up just on suspicion and the key thrown away. Ask
- him if you look like one of the witches who need to be tested whether
- they float.
-
- Never mind if you haven't ever smoked pot. A big percentage of people
- have - it's plausible. Just tell him you're one of those he wants to
- be locked up.
-
- Better yet, make him realize he's one of those witches himself,
- perhaps by using his favorite vice and telling him about the people
- who think all people who have that particular vice are
- satan-worshippers and should be locked up and the key thrown away.
-
- //Jyrki
-