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I think there's a difference between crimes for which we empathise with the motivation, and crimes for which we don't. If he got caught selling heroin or murde

by strken 9y ago

I think there's a difference between crimes for which we empathise with the motivation, and crimes for which we don't. If he got caught selling heroin or murdered his wife after she left him, we could understand why he did that - he wanted money, he was very upset and did the wrong thing, etc. - but in the case of flashing, I think the motivation is a black box to most people. Not understanding why he did it makes it hard to predict whether he'll do it again, or what else he'll do, because it throws his whole decision-making process into doubt.

DoreenMichele 9y ago
In the US, anything sexual is a big deal, often to a much greater degree than it needs to be. It may be doing him no favors that at the exact same time that he is job hunting following this conviction, we have movements like #MeToo. There is something of a hang 'em high attitude nationwide currently, plus some people who don't know where to draw the line -- because the line has moved/is continuing to move -- are erring on the side of extreme caution. This is, in some cases, going bad places because, for example, some men are declining to hire attractive women for fear of being sued.