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Maybe the guys should have thought about that before they started attacking peaceful protesters. This is just one tool, and there will be killing with or witho

• vorpalhex 6y ago
  I'm sure a bit of murdering will totally cool things down and peacefully resolve things, with no innocent deaths or casualties. As we all know, vigilantes never make mistakes.
  • ddingus 6y ago
    Doesn't this go right back to thinking things through before attacking people people? Right or wrong, when people are abused repeatedly, and or they cease to believe in governance, they will act out and it won't all be nice. The root cause here is an authoritarian regime failing to justify their authority. People acting out is a symptom.
    • jlokier 6y ago
      > People acting out is a symptom. Yes, but the discussion here is about whether Apple should facilitate or hinder particular kinds of act by people. That's not a symptom for Apple, that's a dilemma for Apple, and there is no truly neutral option.
      • ddingus 6y ago
        Yes, and I spoke to that in the thread. This comment was in reference to violent and or just not so nice political action. Regarding apple... https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24741156 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=24741156
  • andrepd 6y ago
    Violence is sometimes the only way forward, though. It should be the way of last resort, but a way nevertheless. That's why we have democracy: so we can remove the people in power by ballot instead of by guillotine. When the former avenue is blocked, violence is all that remains...