Deliberately planned and persistent campaign to frame Linus Torvalds

[CZroe]

Why is that? I never understood why a person can't use a recording to defend themselves from false accusations. If you disclose that you are recording them obviously then they won't make the false accusations. So the only way to defend yourself is to have hidden, undisclosed recording devices but they are inadmissible.

By what reasoning have the legislators made these recordings inadmissible?

Speaking of which, when you have a video recording of a traffic accident, that is admissible right? But you never told all the other drivers you are videoing them!

Expectation of privacy. Look it up.

Often times a third party (witness) removes that expectation of privacy and undisclosed recording is suddenly legal. The logic is that anything can be taken out of context and coerced when the other party does not know they are going to be held accountable for what they just said.

"Here, baby. Help me practice my lines for this acting gig I got. Just read that first line about how you just killed someone and I'll respond."

"Hey, baby. Let's have sex and role-play. You'll be the burglar and I'll be the innocent victim. Safe word is 'Oh-mah-gawd-what've-I-done?!,' OK?"

 

[Darwin333]

But yeah, I'm sure none of these guys have ever tried to get women alone to try and hit on them. That's never ever happened ever at all!

Wait, simply hitting on a women at a conference is some crime or sueable offense now?

 

[Red Squirrel]

He's pretty fair. He's only a dick with people who should know better.



https://lkml.org/lkml/2012/12/23/75

The Linux kernel has dominated computing under his leadership. I don't see any need to change.

I don't know why but I always enjoy his rants, definitely don't want to get on his bad side.

This is still one of my favourites:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IVpOyKCNZYw

 

[Darwin333]

Illegal recordings are generally inadmissible in court afaik.

Yeah and it depends on the state. Luckily my state is a "one party" state which means that as long as one party (myself) knows that they are being recorded it's perfectly legal.

 

[Red Squirrel]

Wait, simply hitting on a women at a conference is some crime or sueable offense now?

Sadly yes. Sexual harassment. But if a girl does it to a guy then it's fair game. Feminism FTW.