Hasan Piker, the biggest progressive political streamer in America, was detained by Customs and Border Protection for hours of questioning upon returning to the U.S. from a trip to France this weekend. Piker posted about the incident on X and later talked about it on stream.
He was detained in Chiago and questioned for two hours about protected journalistic activities like who he’s interviewed and his political beliefs. He was asked whether or not he’d interviewed Hamas, Houthis, or Hezbollah members. He was questioned about his opinions on Trump and Israel and asked about his history of bans on Twitch. His phone and laptop were not confiscated.
what kinda glowie nonsense is “dont talk to cops” now fascism? dont talk to cops, get a lawyer.
Saying it’s “irresponsible” for someone with privilege to educate their audience only serves one purpose.
it is objectively true that it’s irresponsible to answer as he did, that doesnt mean he shouldnt have done it from a journalistic perspective, but certainly for anyone without the clear intent of potentially being arrested. Dont talk to cops.
It’s by definition responsible if he should do it from a journalistic perspective.
you have described how contextual authorial intent works, yes