And the title of this occurence makes a lot more sense !
Crossroads
2 hours ago
Classic move right there.
Aeg
2 hours ago
I guess he figured Lucas actually had a really good reason. That being said, what bugs me about this is that IRL, any IT department has the ability to track searches done on that database via the credentials used to access them. Ben would know that, and “oops, someone must have accessed it when I wasn’t looking” isn’t an excuse in any environment that actually cares about enforcing that policy and actually makes the situation worse. That being said, the real world has also shown that police use this kind of access all the time and get away with it,… Read more »
you can get in as much if not more trouble if you have left sensitive data exposed. Heck more than few politicians have goten flak for their handling of confidental/secret documwnts. Now imagine it would have been just a regular grunt and not influential politician.
I agree with Aeg. Ben is kinda being “I cannot do it morally, but I can let you – if you can take that moral responsibility”. If he cared about not doing it and not being caught doing it – it wouldn’t matter if it’s him or Lucas using the laptop, all that matters is which account performed the action. And “physically it wasn’t me” just moves the misdeed from “misuse of (restricted access thing)” to “carelessness in usage of (restricted access thing)”, it doesn’t absolve from the misdeed. There’s a responsibility in not letting someone else use your account.… Read more »
Given how emphatic Ben tends to be, he might just be doing the whole song and dance routine to let Lucas feel better about it, because Lucas would probably happily take the fall for ‘taking the advantage’ of Ben’s trust if an issue ever comes up and it would, in a world of espers and psychics, be strictly and technically true.
Quite sure this is more about Bens own moral system than any legal questions. He can’t justify with himself doing it but he can giving Lucas the means to do it himself.
Benjamin
2 hours ago
Lucas! NO!
Marseyais13
2 hours ago
very smooth Ben !
Reminds me of Malcolm in the Middle, when Lois is asking the sergent for info to track down Reese, and he tells her he has all the info in the drawer of his desk but can’t reveal it, and it pisses him off so much he’ll stand and face the window for a few minutes ^^
AustynSN
2 hours ago
From the back and with his mask hanging off, Lucas looks a bit like Captain Marvel. (Original, AKA Billy Batson, AKA The boy with the power of SHAZAM)
huh, your comment must have been disliked by a marvel comics fan with sore buttocks, allow me to bring it ro balance, as all rhings should be
Jedi
2 hours ago
Either he wants to give him a choice or its another test, hard to tell … but i tend to it being the first one … and then, hard choice for Lucas …
Happywyvern
57 minutes ago
Reading the comments here I feel im missing something,
He gives the speech about not being allowed to do it…
Opens his laptop, clearly pointing out that this laptop can easily find out what’s needed. Then he says he is going for a pee and pointing out its for 10 minutes. Im middle aged it doesn’t take me that long.
But a lot of people are saying its a test and he shouldn’t do it?
Am I just dense at reading social cues on comic books?
It’s more like that Ben is a good guy following the rules while also breaking them at the same time for Lucas (aka not using police data to tell Lucas directly, but “accidentally” leaving his personal laptop open for anyone to access), but that if Lucas were to go through with this proposal and anyone from the police notice that Ben’s account logged in to check on the Troll’s whereabouts and “something” happened with the Troll a couple days later after said login… there could be questions. And danger to Ben’s job due his integrity as a cop if people… Read more »
Austin Mills
4 minutes ago
Okay, I didn’t like the mustache, but I’ve changed my mind. Lucas, marry this man.
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Don’t do it Lucas, you don’t roll that way…
And the title of this occurence makes a lot more sense !
Classic move right there.
I guess he figured Lucas actually had a really good reason. That being said, what bugs me about this is that IRL, any IT department has the ability to track searches done on that database via the credentials used to access them. Ben would know that, and “oops, someone must have accessed it when I wasn’t looking” isn’t an excuse in any environment that actually cares about enforcing that policy and actually makes the situation worse. That being said, the real world has also shown that police use this kind of access all the time and get away with it,… Read more »
“I didn’t do it”
Police lie detector AND super powered empath show he is telling the truth.
you can get in as much if not more trouble if you have left sensitive data exposed. Heck more than few politicians have goten flak for their handling of confidental/secret documwnts. Now imagine it would have been just a regular grunt and not influential politician.
I agree with Aeg. Ben is kinda being “I cannot do it morally, but I can let you – if you can take that moral responsibility”. If he cared about not doing it and not being caught doing it – it wouldn’t matter if it’s him or Lucas using the laptop, all that matters is which account performed the action. And “physically it wasn’t me” just moves the misdeed from “misuse of (restricted access thing)” to “carelessness in usage of (restricted access thing)”, it doesn’t absolve from the misdeed. There’s a responsibility in not letting someone else use your account.… Read more »
Given how emphatic Ben tends to be, he might just be doing the whole song and dance routine to let Lucas feel better about it, because Lucas would probably happily take the fall for ‘taking the advantage’ of Ben’s trust if an issue ever comes up and it would, in a world of espers and psychics, be strictly and technically true.
Quite sure this is more about Bens own moral system than any legal questions. He can’t justify with himself doing it but he can giving Lucas the means to do it himself.
Lucas! NO!
very smooth Ben !
Reminds me of Malcolm in the Middle, when Lois is asking the sergent for info to track down Reese, and he tells her he has all the info in the drawer of his desk but can’t reveal it, and it pisses him off so much he’ll stand and face the window for a few minutes ^^
From the back and with his mask hanging off, Lucas looks a bit like Captain Marvel. (Original, AKA Billy Batson, AKA The boy with the power of SHAZAM)
huh, your comment must have been disliked by a marvel comics fan with sore buttocks, allow me to bring it ro balance, as all rhings should be
Either he wants to give him a choice or its another test, hard to tell … but i tend to it being the first one … and then, hard choice for Lucas …
Reading the comments here I feel im missing something,
He gives the speech about not being allowed to do it…
Opens his laptop, clearly pointing out that this laptop can easily find out what’s needed. Then he says he is going for a pee and pointing out its for 10 minutes. Im middle aged it doesn’t take me that long.
But a lot of people are saying its a test and he shouldn’t do it?
Am I just dense at reading social cues on comic books?
It’s more like that Ben is a good guy following the rules while also breaking them at the same time for Lucas (aka not using police data to tell Lucas directly, but “accidentally” leaving his personal laptop open for anyone to access), but that if Lucas were to go through with this proposal and anyone from the police notice that Ben’s account logged in to check on the Troll’s whereabouts and “something” happened with the Troll a couple days later after said login… there could be questions. And danger to Ben’s job due his integrity as a cop if people… Read more »
Okay, I didn’t like the mustache, but I’ve changed my mind. Lucas, marry this man.