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It's one thing to not speak ill of the dead, but you're complaining about a judge having their judgements judged.
by indrax 11y ago
It's one thing to not speak ill of the dead, but you're complaining about a judge having their judgements judged.
- dang 11y agoThe key distinction is between criticizing Scalia's judgements, which many if not most of us would, and denouncing him a human being. The latter is a problem on HN because it rapidly degrades the discourse below the level we hope for. I also think that a little self-observation is enough to reveal (a) the rather ugly motives behind that mechanism, and (b) how we would each consider it unfair in our own case.