In the past, the phone network was mostly for voice -- with the line open all the time between two callers -- but now everything, voice included, is being reduced to packets of data.

I have no objection to any law enforcement officer doing their duty, and what the law requires, as long as those officers treat these people with respect and don't harass them.

We're all just human. And it is possible for any of us to make a mistake -- and a mistake was made.

There's so much money on the sideline that these sizable new issues are likely to get attention. That doesn't mean we'll see a huge premium or pop once trading begins. It means the amount and size of the offering looks supportable from institutional investors who need to put their money somewhere other than under the mattress.

This is the price someone convicted of a sex offense must pay for the rest of their life. But that certainly does not permit law enforcement to treat them with any disrespect.