Comment by gerggerg | Hacker News Reader

Comment by gerggerg | Hacker News Reader

Lots of people commenting here seem to think that just because something appears to have no effect that it was a failure of an exercise and should have never happened. God forbid it cause a minor inconvenience to other humans.

PEOPLE HAVE TO STAND UP FOR WHAT THEY THINK IS RIGHT. Even if the effect it has seems insignificant. It doesn't matter if your an ass for doing it. It doesn't matter if some people think you were trying to cause trouble. If you don't stand up for what you personally think is right what do you stand up for?

Was she right? Were the officers wrong? That's for you to decide but it doesn't really matter. She had a conviction to do what she thought was right, and hopefully inspired others to do the same. And I can't imagine not respecting her for doing so.

If the only time you could complain about SOPA was in airport security only the brave and scared would complain about SOPA. And you can bet others would find them annoying.

  > PEOPLE HAVE TO STAND UP FOR WHAT THEY THINK IS RIGHT. 
  > Even if the effect it has seems insignificant.

If a common civilian wishes to help, she can probably find a better way than standing up to some scripted peons.

I wonder what her court costs are going to be. I wish she had donated that money to the EFF. The EFF is in a better position to fight this stuff intelligently, and at the right levels.

> If a common civilian wishes to help, she can probably find a better way than standing up to some scripted peons.

Rosa Parks?

Different situation, different level of public sympathy, different level of justifiability based on the shared ethical views of the people. Basically, the situations are not analogous.

Analogies aren't copies.

But sometimes they are useful, and sometimes they are so far off the mark they add very little to the conversation.

Oh, the irony in your post is wonderful. Thanks! Needed a good laugh this morning.

I wish I could upvote this again and again.

Ex-air force. She was extremely well-spoken and knew exactly what she was doing. I applaud her - everytime someone stands up to the farce it keeps us from forgetting that this is still an issue to fight for.

The Electronic Frontier Foundation doesn't really handle TSA-related issues (they might be interested in customs officers demanding access to your laptop without needing cause, but that's a different issue).

A better choice would be the ACLU.

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