Cartoonist Targeted With Criminal Probe For Mocking Policekirotv.com 5 pointsColinWright15 years ago4 commentsSaveHideCopy link On HNComments−ColinWrightOP15yGosh, Google+, who WOULDN'T want to use their real name?−gallerytungsten15yCue the Streisand Effect* machine!Thanks to the petty authoritarianism of an over-reaching prosecutor, "Mr. Fiddlesticks" is achieving a far wider impact than he could on his own.*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect−ColinWrightOP15yIt looks like the submission of the same story almost half a day later is the one that's got the discussion - go there:http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2851573−spcmnspff15yAh, my bad. Checked for submissions for only a few hours back; must have missed this one on my RSS.
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Gosh, Google+, who WOULDN'T want to use their real name?
Cue the Streisand Effect* machine!
Thanks to the petty authoritarianism of an over-reaching prosecutor, "Mr. Fiddlesticks" is achieving a far wider impact than he could on his own.
*http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Streisand_effect
It looks like the submission of the same story almost half a day later is the one that's got the discussion - go there:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=2851573
Ah, my bad. Checked for submissions for only a few hours back; must have missed this one on my RSS.