Two from The Technoptimist

I hadn’t been stopping by Duncan Frissell’s blog, The Technoptimist, on a regular basis for some time.  Fortunately, I stopped by again today.  Two short posts caught my eye today.

First, this post, which I repost in its entirety.

"Should you answer when Cops ask?

Here is a canned answer you can give when questioned by cops or anyone in (government) authority:

“Sorry, I’d like to help but if I answer you I could later be found liable for obstruction of justice whereas if I say nothing, I avoid all possible liability for obstruction of justice. I, therefore, choose to say nothing.""

Second, a comment from this post, where Duncan points us to a Jonah Goldberg piece on "The Homosexual Question." Duncan’s comment after reading Jonah’s piece.

"It must take a truly bizarre and twisted soul to actively seek out interaction of some kind with a coercive bureaucracy. There are many worse things than neglect."

Posted by on 01/14 at 05:44 PM

  1. “Sorry, I’d like to help but if I answer you I could later be found liable for obstruction of justice whereas if I say nothing, I avoid all possible liability for obstruction of justice. I, therefore, choose to say nothing.”

    Smart-mouthing cops is probably not a good idea. Acting stupid and ignorant is safer. ‘Plausible deniablility’ is the watchphrase, here.

    Posted by  on  01/15  at  07:49 PM

  2. I daresay, given years’ reading of his work, that Duncan has different priorities and watchphrases than most people.

    Posted by damaged justice  on  01/15  at  08:02 PM

  3. "Smart-mouthing cops is probably not a good idea. Acting stupid and ignorant is safer. ‘Plausible deniablility’ is the watchphrase, here."

    John, excellent point.  In my experiences to date with the police state, I have donned my sheep clothing, yet the wolf within me is prepared to strike.

    Posted by  on  01/16  at  08:25 AM

  4. Ian, enjoyed the link you provided.

    Posted by  on  01/16  at  08:27 AM

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