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That's exactly the opposite of what the author of the article hoped to accomplish: >I’m very mixed on this. I believe if we don’t provide paths of redemption f
by omegaworks 9y ago
That's exactly the opposite of what the author of the article hoped to accomplish:
>I’m very mixed on this. I believe if we don’t provide paths of redemption for badly behaved people, we enable abusers as much as we do by remaining silent. I also believe we need to talk about these things plainly, and we need to seek to help and elevate the victims.
>The demonization of either rapists or victims is what makes the subject unapproachable, and doesn’t let anyone intercede to get abusive people the help they need, much less the victims.
- cwkoss 9y agoI appreciate the author for writing this article and respect her courage, but I disagree with the proposed solution. I think fear is the only emotion sexual abusers will be deterred by. If the treatment of Scoble doesn't make other powerful sexual abusing sociopaths fear for their livelihood, they won't change their behavior. Total scorched-earth ostracism seems like it would have more impact than any other option.
- _mhr_ 9y agoThe problem is to assume that he's a sociopath, but I'm inclined to think not, particularly in light of this comment: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15512398 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=15512398. It's possible to have empathy for someone whose actions are disgusting. The world isn't black and white.
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- rexpop 9y agoScoble's not a sociopath. He's a man. Pretty normal. Not exceptional.