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This reminds me of Particularism[0]. Instead of applying consistent moral principles to this case to determine right or wrong, they have already decided that th
by singron 6y ago
This reminds me of Particularism[0]. Instead of applying consistent moral principles to this case to determine right or wrong, they have already decided that this particular case is wrong and are figuring out what moral principles they can come up with to make it wrong.
0: https://iep.utm.edu/morlpat/ https://iep.utm.edu/morlpat/
- MrsPeaches 6y agoWhich in turn reminds me of the (apocryphal) quote from Óscar Benavides, former president of Peru: "For my friends everything, for my enemies the law" [1] [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_R._Benavides https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/%C3%93scar_R._Benavides
- jonplackett 6y agoThey do a similar thing to this with hackers in general. The various computer misuse acts essentially criminalise so many things we all do all the time - like if go to a coffee shop and put in fake info into the wifi sign up form, technically it's illegal but obviously something they'll never bother to enforce - unless they want to for some other reason. As soon as you start applying the law (or not) on a whim, you're in trouble.