If the cost of being able to buy and sell safes on the 2nd hand market is defeating the entire purpose of a safe in the first place, probably best we just not have a 2nd hand market.
A warrant isn't carte blanche for the feds to do whatever the fuck they want in your house. If they actually thought the safe had some dark secrets (they don't), they would have to subpoena Liberty Safe for the access codes.
If the options are "defeat the point of having a safe in the first place" or "forgetful idiot gets fucked by his incompetence," I'm gonna just say that guy loses his safe and learns a lesson. Every time we try to have a quality of life barrier net for everybody, it just gets exploited by the worst people.
Also, the company had the option of just going to jail (or paying the fine). They weren't powerless here, they cucked out in cowardice.
Because the government will always fuck around and try to throw their weight at you, that's what they do.
An individual or company has the option to comply or not. Sometimes the point isn't even to change the outcome, its to stand on your principles.
Especially as this entire J6 thing has shown that the government literally doesn't care what you think. They will do whatever the fuck they want no matter how bad it looks.
If the cost of being able to buy and sell safes on the 2nd hand market is defeating the entire purpose of a safe in the first place, probably best we just not have a 2nd hand market.
They also want to be able to let you open your safe if you somehow forget the combination without destroying a $5k safe.
The issue isn't that they have it, or that they were forced to follow a warrant.
The issue is that that warrant was issued in the first place.
A warrant isn't carte blanche for the feds to do whatever the fuck they want in your house. If they actually thought the safe had some dark secrets (they don't), they would have to subpoena Liberty Safe for the access codes.
I'ma be honest homie.
If the options are "defeat the point of having a safe in the first place" or "forgetful idiot gets fucked by his incompetence," I'm gonna just say that guy loses his safe and learns a lesson. Every time we try to have a quality of life barrier net for everybody, it just gets exploited by the worst people.
Also, the company had the option of just going to jail (or paying the fine). They weren't powerless here, they cucked out in cowardice.
Why are we hyper focused on this company when the government are the ones fucking around?
Because the government will always fuck around and try to throw their weight at you, that's what they do.
An individual or company has the option to comply or not. Sometimes the point isn't even to change the outcome, its to stand on your principles.
Especially as this entire J6 thing has shown that the government literally doesn't care what you think. They will do whatever the fuck they want no matter how bad it looks.
Why would you be complicit in helping that?