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It’s a slippery slope when you leave such a wide range to a boards discretion.
by xfitm3 8y ago
It’s a slippery slope when you leave such a wide range to a boards discretion.
- pluma 8y agoArguments that are presented without evidence can be dismissed without evidence. It's not a slippery slope.
- warmwaffles 8y agoFalse in one thing, false in all things. See I can do it too.
- pluma 8y agoYou can't just say "it's a slippery slope" without any evidence or context. That's not even a statement. Slippery slope to what end? By refusing to spell it out you can claim any interpretation that results in absurdity is a strawman. "It's a slippery slope" is literally a bullshit statement. It's vague enough to express disapproval without really presenting any argument other than "just don't" yet it has the appearance of sophistication. Either make an argument or just say you disapprove. Being vaguely ominous doesn't add anything to the conversation. Here, I'll give you a start: "I think leaving such a wide range to a board's decision is dangerous because...".
- johnnyfaehell 8y agoFines can be appealed, so it's not so much of a slippery slope.
- SilasX 8y agoNot when they err on the side of making them too low. Then you get the problem of (hypothetically) “Yeah, BMW compromised everyone’s information ... but we took into account how much our country/state depends on them and gave a slap on the wrist.” Like the VW case. Edit: or does the EU allow third parties to sue over too-low fines? That would be a surprise.
- acct1771 8y agoAgree. Fucking bury bad actors. What we've been doing hasn't worked.
- teekert 8y agoWell consider it a slap on the fingers with probably a follow up with potentially greater implications?