Comment by duskdozer
2 days ago
Kind of a strange stance from someone with the name "monero-xmr". If scanning everyone's face for the purpose of going after petty crimes is justified, why shouldn't it be illegal to use monero for the purpose of going after other crimes?
Your [popular on HN] anti-crypto crusade doesn't make this a logical comparison.
XMR is not illegal to use or own, shoplifting is.
I'm actually not anti-crypto (anti-cryptobro, maybe). I'm anti-surveillance-state and I find it very strange that someone wouldn't recognize the obvious similar argument that monero would be enabling unpunished crime.
Something being illegal is not a blank check for unchecked surveillance.