• An Original Thought@lemmy.mlOP
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    1 day ago

    with the intent to obstruct a criminal investigation or immigration operation.

    Intent is often one of the hardest things to prove in court cases anyway, often requiring additional sources of information to assess state of mind (mens rhea). At least, in a society where law matters. That said, if we assume US law matters at all (which you should never assume considering its historical actions), the stated goal of the site is for future prosecutions, as you’ve said and I agree.