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Where is the line? If you stole something at 16 does that mean you're to be shunned from society forever? Is the line rape? Is it murder? Sexual assault? Being
by marcinzm 7y ago
Where is the line? If you stole something at 16 does that mean you're to be shunned from society forever? Is the line rape? Is it murder? Sexual assault? Being a nazi? Being a conservative? Being a liberal? Associating with someone in the shunned group?
And what aren't we allowed to do with these people? Accept their money? Talk to them? Have dinner with them? Be in the same room as them? Same building? Be friends with friends of theirs?
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- tomjakubowski 7y agoYou can begin to talk about rehabilitating abhorrent people only after they've demonstrated some contrition for their actions and growth towards being better. By all accounts, Epstein showed none of that.
- marcinzm 7y agoThe comment I responded to did not mention Epstein in any way or form.
- loeg 7y agoThis is an article about Epstein, in a thread about Epstein, with a side-diversion to the Sackler family. In that context, bradly's question: > You'd like to recognize a rapist for their charitable givings? Is clearly referencing Epstein and returning the thread to discussion of Epstein instead of the Sackler family.
- prepend 7y agoHow am I equipped to know if someone has been rehabilitated? Do you also want evildoers to be contrite and fund a PR campaign so you are aware of and approve their acts of contrition? I struggle with this because I think I want someone I can never have. I require an omniscient AGI just to figure out if people are sorry or not. I’m not sure how many museums you have to found to make up for opioid deaths or child sex trafficking. Fortunately, I don’t think I’ll ever be qualified or required to make these kinds of decisions.