# Colibri's insult in General Questions

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**Created:** [June 11, 2016, 7:36pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-insult-in-general-questions/757139 "2016-06-11T19:36:51Z")
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### Author: ![Colibri](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/colibri/32/1841_2.png) [@Colibri](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Colibri)
#### Post date: [June 11, 2016, 8:19pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/colibris-insult-in-general-questions/757139/5 "2016-06-11T20:19:01Z")

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You conveniently refrained from quoting the exchanges that had taken place before that. Why did you not quote these as well?

> [@Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-being-criminally-investigated/756984/16):
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> That was determined a long time ago when classified information turned up on her server. Those 2 things are mutually “inclusive:” Classified Breach + Unclassified Server = crime. It is simply, IAW 18 U.S. Code § 798, ILLEGAL for this to happen in any way, shape or form:
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> [The Law](https://www.law.cornell.edu/uscode/text/18/798)
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> Exactly who did what, when and how needs to be “determined” before indictments can be made.

> [@Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-being-criminally-investigated/756984/17):
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> > [@](#):
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> > Originally Posted by UberArchetype  
> > That was determined a long time ago when classified information turned up on her server. Those 2 things are mutually “inclusive:” Classified Breach + Unclassified Server = crime. It is simply, IAW 18 U.S. Code § 798, ILLEGAL for this to happen in any way, shape or form:
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> > The Law
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> > Exactly who did what, when and how needs to be “determined” before indictments can be made.
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> From your link:
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> > [@](#):
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> > Quote:  
> > Whoever knowingly and willfully communicates, furnishes, transmits, or otherwise makes available to an unauthorized person, or publishes, or uses in any manner prejudicial to the safety or interest of the United States or for the benefit of any foreign government to the detriment of the United States any classified information—
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> Her server isn’t an unauthorized person. So it sounds like there’s no proof of the law being broken unless it can be shown that the information on her server was accessible by unauthorized people?

> [@Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-being-criminally-investigated/756984/18):
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> > [@](#):
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> > Originally Posted by scr4  
> > …unless it can be shown that the information on her server was accessible by unauthorized people?
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> By definition, this IS the case.

> [@Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-being-criminally-investigated/756984/19):
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> > [@](#):
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> > Originally Posted by **UberArchetype**  
> > That was determined a long time ago when classified information turned up on her server. Those 2 things are mutually “inclusive:” Classified Breach + Unclassified Server = crime. It is simply, IAW 18 U.S. Code § 798, ILLEGAL for this to happen in any way, shape or form:
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> That’s not correct, per the law you quote. It’s not all classified information that’s illegal, it’s only certain categories of classified information.

> [@Is Hillary Clinton being criminally investigated?](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/is-hillary-clinton-being-criminally-investigated/756984/20):
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> Whatever.

[QUOTE=scr4]

> [@](#):
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> Originally Posted by UberArchetype  
> By definition, this IS the case.

You mean definition of “unclassified server”? What exactly is the definition?  
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[QUOTE=UberArchetype]

Originally Posted by scr4

> [@](#):
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> You mean definition of “unclassified server”? What exactly is the definition?

Anyone’s education on the rules and laws pertaining to U.S. Government classified material at the expense of my time, is over.  
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**UberaArchetype** made some erroneous statements. When these were pointed out to him, he basically stated that he didn’t care if they were correct or not. If someone doesn’t care whether the information they post is correct, then they are not contributing value to GQ.

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