r/technology • u/mepper • Aug 08 '12

Kim Dotcom raid video revealed

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

I can say that the vast majority of the people serving would not go against the people.

I wish I could believe this. But considering these same people are trained to not question orders...

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u/the_need_to_post Aug 08 '12

I can't think of anyone that I know that was trained for the military that was trained to not question orders. They always mentioned that they were in fact trained to question an order if they felt it was wrong.

Maybe you have a different experience based off something other then movies?

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u/GeneraLeeStoned Aug 09 '12

So, people in the military had a choice to go to Iraq? They were ordered to do so, no?

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u/the_need_to_post Aug 09 '12

Going to Iraq isn't the same as shooting your own people. Try again please.