The comment is topical on HN because of previous incidents of sexual assault allegations at/after tech conferences that were not dealt with by the criminal just

The comment is topical on HN because of previous incidents of sexual assault allegations at/after tech conferences that were not dealt with by the criminal justice system, but rather by internet mobs and character assassination. I'm of the opinion that this kind of stuff should be reported to the police and be dealt with there, rather than via blog posts and twitter, but the argument "police don't care" seems to trump my position. I live in Australia where the police would give a flying shit, especially if you have corroborating witnesses (the case I am thinking of here on HN did). This all ties in with the "All White Men"/"Women In Tech"/"Male Privilege" microcosm that is not unique to startup web tech, yet has somehow crept in, in the last few years. I like to keep my peas and corn separate on my plate, but others like to mix them together. Oh well.