• @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOP
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      2 years ago

      It is the exact textbook definition of obstruction of justice. It doesn’t get any more obstruction of justice than to literally hide identities with the express stated goal of obstructing the work of the Department of Justice.

      He’s taking a page out of Trump’s “it’s not a crime if you brag about it on tv” playbook.

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        2 years ago

        Fortunately for the FBI, and for anyone who still believes in democracy, most of these idiots brought their smartphones with them so video hasn’t even been necessary to secure convictions. And lots of them recorded video themselves, OF themselves, in order to brag about their crimes online.

        • @Mamertine@lemmy.world
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          92 years ago

          They then uploaded the videos to parlor which had no security on their API, so anyone with the address could download every video.

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            102 years ago

            That’s hilarious, I forgot about that part. Parlor probably didn’t bother to strip out the metadata either, did they? So, full GPS coordinates with every image and video… hahahaha

      • @Viking_Hippie@lemmy.worldOP
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        12 years ago

        That’s the murmur sound you hear at the very end of the clip as he’s about to finish talking: a slew of reporters either pointing out that he just casually admitted to a serious criminal conspiracy or lauding him for protecting the conspirators, defending on the specific media outlets they’re from.