Quote Originally Posted by Pride
It's really easy to trace IP addresses.
If a cop wanted some easy cash, all he would have to do is trace our IP addresses and come into our homes and bust us.
IP addresses are so easy to track. However, unless a connection is made, the only people who are getting access to the IPs coming in are our lovely moderators. Of course, for a cop, it wouldn't be hard to get in through a more underhanded procedure, but then we'd have an advantage in court. They could also demand some sort of warrant, but we're also protected under a lot of things. Although no longer protected under the first amendment, we do have that whole undeniable proof dealy. They'd have to prove that everything we said on here is true, that you didn't just find that picture online, etc. Or I think that's how it works, anyways.

Now, granted, what would be far easier for a cop would be to find an ip using an underhanded means, find out where we live using a geolocator (which, to tell you the truth, aren't really all that accurate no matter what the movies tell you) and catch you with paraphenalia or a small amount of drugs.

OR

They could go down to a bad neighborhood and wait for pookie to sell some tweak. Not only will pookie go to jail for longer (at least here in California, if they catch me with less than an ounce I get a freaking fine) but they didn't have to work nearly as hard.

Granted, this does not mean that we are 100% safe. But hey, if you go to jail for posting a picture on a website, maybe people will realize just how stupid this prohibition really is.