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The Department Of Homeland Security Is Now Bitching At Me On My Blog

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I love it when government representatives, who in principle have the right to shoot you on the spot if you break their rules, pose as innocent victims of ordinary citizens who never volunteered to go through their bureaucratic procedures.

I suspect the DHS person who posted hisreply to Arrington's original post will receive at minimum a dressing-down once the managerial class realize what he's done. It's considered very bad form to argue with mere civilians -- it sends a signal of weakness.

> It's considered very bad form to argue with mere civilians -- it sends a signal of weakness.

Apart from the fact that the opposite of government worker is not "civilian", you could probably think of the more obvious reason (the same reason that employees are usually berated for talking about ongoing situation): random gov't employees are not supposed to play spokespeople.

> Apart from the fact that the opposite of government worker is not "civilian"

I could have said "citizen" but that coinage sounded a bit too Orwellian.

> random gov't employees are not supposed to play spokespeople.

Yes, true, and in some places like the military, this is very clearly spelled out by ordinance -- military personnel must avoid engaging in political advocacy while in uniform.

I could have said "citizen" but that coinage sounded a bit too Orwellian.

Hey, if the cap fits.

The DHS agent should be thanking Mr Rich Guy. You pay his salary with your taxes after all

I dislike TSA as much as the next casual traveller, but why are they such a bugbear for HN?

Better yet why is HN a plaform for this content ?

http://paulgraham.com/gba.html

You've got your boat back, now sue them for defamation or something.

"And third, for fuck’s sake, you are the Department of Homeland Security. What happens to me the next time I got through TSA at the airport, or try to cross the border into Canada? Do you think I may perhaps be on a “list” and have some difficulties?"

Nice FUD, bro. With what DHS has to do on a day to day basis, your fucking boat isn't making any impressions outside of one office's circle of employees.

If that office failed to serve for whatever reason, and you called them out then congrats on being a good citizen. But suggesting something as big as what you just did is more than a little fear mongering.

But yeah, sorry to hear about your bad day.

Yeah, think of all those blogs they have to comment on. There's a lot of blogs out there.

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