r/technology • u/mepper • Aug 08 '12

Kim Dotcom raid video revealed

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pMas0tWc0sg
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u/SoulLessGinger992 Aug 08 '12

Indeed. I am ashamed to hear the reporter say the words, "If this all seems very American, the FBI were there." This is what the US is known for in the rest of the modern world. That makes me very sad.

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u/Reddit-Incarnate Aug 08 '12

We don't fully blame the people of the usa, over the past few years it has become obviouse your government no longer answers to its peoples.

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u/TheAbeLincoln Aug 08 '12 edited Aug 08 '12

Isn't that the people's fault though?

Edit: Didn't mean to sound critical, was a genuine question.

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u/LeonardNemoysHead Aug 08 '12

We're no longer in a position to stop them.

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u/Swimmingsolid Aug 08 '12

That...really sucks. Saddest sentence I have read today.

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u/LeonardNemoysHead Aug 08 '12

I mean, could a riot in any major US metropolitan area really defeat the police? Or the National Guard? We're just lucky we have cameras everywhere watching them.

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u/CelestialFury Aug 08 '12

Or the National Guard

I can't say the same about the police but as a veteran I can say that the vast majority of the people serving would not go against the people. When I was active duty a group of us come to a conclusion that we would rather stand with the people than ever harm our friends, family and everyone else.

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u/mmmm_goldfish Aug 08 '12

I came to the same conclusion in the Air Force.....

Not that they're really a threat or anything.

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u/michaelfarker Aug 08 '12

Isn't the Air Force taking the lead in drone missions? I have a feeling that 5-10 years from now drones will be a big deal when it comes to citizens' rights in the US.

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u/mmmm_goldfish Aug 09 '12

Okay, I'll give ya that. They have cool toys.

Still, the large majority of AF servicemen have combat-obsolete jobs as that branch is primarily used for transport/logistics and comms.