And yet another reason why domestic U.S. calls should not be wiretapped without a warrant:
The following is taken from actual dialogue from an actual conversation held this evening. Names have been withheld to protect the guilty, but no international citizens were involved. Except that it's entirely possible that I made a random reference to a European or South American country, because I do that from time to time. Enough introduction:
Other person: Follow me, little hostage!
Me: [actual words unrecorded, but said words expressed no sympathy whatsoever for the tragic and indeed precarious and deadly position of said little hostage.]
Other person: Stupid hostage! Stupid hostage!
Me: You know, this is exactly why domestic wiretaps should not be allowed, because of conversations like this.
Other person: Well, they are stupid. Is it my fault they're stupid and won't listen to me?
Me: I'm just suggesting that given the complete lack of context for these comments...
[more conversation deleted.]
Other person, in a tone mixing both cheerfulness and frustration, and you would have had to hear the tone to understand this: They're stupid, but they still have to be saved.
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City of Heroes: causing the NSA to perk up its ears everywhere.
Other person: Follow me, little hostage!
Me: [actual words unrecorded, but said words expressed no sympathy whatsoever for the tragic and indeed precarious and deadly position of said little hostage.]
Other person: Stupid hostage! Stupid hostage!
Me: You know, this is exactly why domestic wiretaps should not be allowed, because of conversations like this.
Other person: Well, they are stupid. Is it my fault they're stupid and won't listen to me?
Me: I'm just suggesting that given the complete lack of context for these comments...
[more conversation deleted.]
Other person, in a tone mixing both cheerfulness and frustration, and you would have had to hear the tone to understand this: They're stupid, but they still have to be saved.
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City of Heroes: causing the NSA to perk up its ears everywhere.