There are protesters that are obstructing law enforcement. It is undeniable that such protestor exist and this HN thread is about going after those people.

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janalsncm 10 hours ago | parent | next [-]

The thread is about going after people on Signal who are tracking officer locations. There are entirely legitimate reasons to want that information including exercising your first amendment rights at that location.

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charcircuit 9 hours ago | parent [-]

And there are illegitimate reasons too like going there to obstruct law enforcement operations. Since there are people obstructing law enforcement, the mechanisms that which such groups of people operate need to be investigated.

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janalsncm 4 hours ago | parent [-]

That’s not the standard. It doesn’t matter whether there could be illegitimate reasons. There could also be illegitimate reasons for using Google Maps. It’s still allowed.

What matters is the intent of the people publishing the information, which the government will need to prove was illegal.

	▲	charcircuit 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		As part of an investigation Google Maps could be subpoenaed. It's allowed but there may be a need to investigate.

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habinero 9 hours ago | parent | prev [-]

Oh no, not civil disobedience. The horror.

	▲	charcircuit 4 hours ago \| parent [-]
		Yes, it is horrible for people to break the law. Glorifying it for protesting purposes is destructive to a civilized society and downgrades us to a third world country.