0ctologist t1_irnf9zn wrote on October 9, 2022 at 4:25 PM

Reply to comment by sexychineseguy in NY and NJ officers found on an Oath Keepers list a year back still have their jobs by hau5keeping

If you need to know why the hacker who found the list has to remain anonymous, google Frank Serpico.

Other than bootlicking, do you have a reason not to trust Gothamist? I have found their journalism to be very reliable.

sexychineseguy t1_irngtf6 wrote on October 9, 2022 at 4:35 PM

> Do you have a reason not to trust Gothamist?

I'm not distrusting Gothamist. Gothamist is saying these people were on the a list given anonymously. I believe that's true until otherwise proven.

However I have no clue whether the list itself is real or not. Nobody should have adverse effects due to being listed on an unconfirmed list.

If you were listed on a list of nazi members someone put out anonymously, does that make you a nazi?

0ctologist t1_irnhpap wrote on October 9, 2022 at 4:41 PM

I don’t think you understand how anonymous sources work. It’s not like they get a phone call from a random pay phone and then publish what that person says as gospel. Gothamist knows who the hacker is and what their credentials are, but they don’t release that info to protect that person’s identity. I have no reason to believe that Gothamist didn’t properly vet their source, so I believe this story.