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arkhivertoday at 4:09 AM1 replyview on HN

farmer arrested over datacenter debate: https://www.gadgetreview.com/arrest-him-the-moment-police-ha...


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derektanktoday at 4:22 AM

I’m not exactly sure how an abuse of power occurring at a public event relates to the question of privacy or freedom of speech. The law did not allow the officer to arrest the man for the content of his speech so he retaliated by enforcing a different law unjustly. This kind of selective enforcement of the law can be a violation of federal law and the man likely has standing to sue.

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