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Ulrich Boser
Personal blog · ulrichboser.compoliticswriting
Ulrich Boser's personal blog at ulrichboser.com covers politics and writing. Since 2020, 3 different Hacker News readers have linked it 3 times. The last post was in 2019, but the archive is still widely read.
Too few sampled comments (3) to say how often HN recommends it.?
Why HN links it
HN readers link Ulrich Boser's posts on criminal law and policing, including his count of how many felonies people commit and his argument that investigators sometimes choose a suspect before investigating the crime.
Summarised by Claude from a sample of 3 HN comments that link here. Each comment is marked recommending, critical or neutral (citing without judging); how this works.
Advocate, author, wonk.
Most-linked posts?
- /how-many-felonies-did-you-commit-today-an-interview-with-harvey-silverglate/2 people · 2 mentions · first linked 2020-02-21
What Hacker News says?
It's from a semi-popular book [1]. The author admits it's not a precise studied value; for some people it's likely much higher [2]. [1] https://www.amazon.com/Three-Felonies-Day-Target-Innocent-eb... [2] http://ulrichboser.com/how-many-felonies-did-you-commit-toda...
Comment linking /how-many-felonies-did-you-commit-today-an-interview-with-harvey-silverglate/
on “Discord is not an acceptable choice for free software projects”The problem with never talk to the police is that they can mess with you more or less with impunity. They can beat you and not worry about retribution from the judicial system. They can arrest you in which the only charge is resisting arrest. Even if you are treated humanely when you refuse to talk to the police there is the very real possibility they will investigate your life. Given that there are civil liberties…
Comment linking /how-many-felonies-did-you-commit-today-an-interview-with-harvey-silverglate/
on “It’s time for police to stop lying to suspects”The book is roughly about the issue I talk about: laws are complex and innumerable and anyone can be found at fault. In short, we expect investigators to first be notified of a crime, then investigate to determine who committed it. Instead, they sometimes choose who needs to be convicted first--then investigate them until determining what the charge will be. For an overview, how about this: https://ulrichboser.com/h…
Comment linking /how-many-felonies-did-you-commit-today-an-interview-with-harvey-silverglate/
on “Brainwashing is sorcery”