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> From my reading anyway, Assange crossed a line, perhaps not realising that what he was doing To me, this points to the fact that there are likely many transg
by ptero 8y ago
> From my reading anyway, Assange crossed a line, perhaps not realising that what he was doing
To me, this points to the fact that there are likely many transgressions of all kinds that each person in the civilized world commits. Those are unlikely to lead to anything beyond an occasional minor fine, but the government prosecutors can use those as ammunition for future cases totally unrelated to original offense. This is not how we want the law to work. My 2c.
- philwelch 8y agoPromising to use a condom and then not using a condom is not a "minor transgression"; it's a form of sexual assault.
- Jotra7 8y agoWould a woman saying she is on birth control and lying about it sexual assault as well?
- ptero 8y agoMinor vs major is not my point. The problem is that prosecutors did not care about this for a LONG time but suddenly went into overdrive when someone could not convict a person of interest for an unrelated offense.
- philwelch 8y agoSexually assaulting people is not typically one of the “transgressions of all kinds that each person in the civilized world commits”. Sexually violating a human being is not the equivalent of a fucking speeding ticket.
- YeGoblynQueenne 8y agoIt is and I find it very concerning that you are being downvoted.
- YeGoblynQueenne 8y agoAgreed. Essentially, someone in Assange's situation should be extremely careful, to the point of paranoia, to not get into any sort of trouble with the law because even a minor transgression (though the sexual assault allegations were not minor) could become an opportunity for a much more severe treatment than usual.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoCase in point the Defense Distributed guy who got caught having done business with an underage hooker (as if people check their hooker's ID) and that was the end of him. Edit: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Wilson#Sexual_assault_charge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Wilson#Sexual_assault_cha...
- YeGoblynQueenne 8y agoThat's not a "case in point". I was talking about minor transgressions, not having sex with a minor. I find your comment quite disturbing, to be honest.
- dsfyu404ed 8y agoIIRC it was like a 17yo hooker or something like that. Nobody is checking a lot lizard's ID. While certainly not something one intends to do it's one of the risks inherent to purchasing those kinds of services. Unintentionally screwing a 17yo that you didn't think was 17 sounds pretty minor to me especially since other countries have laws that put the age of consent much lower than the US. Edit: Turns out she was 16. My point still stands though. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Wilson#Sexual_assault_charge https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cody_Wilson#Sexual_assault_cha...
- johnsolo1701 8y agoThis might be the creepiest comment ever posted to HN.