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Downvoted for not reading TFA "...little May wasn’t unceremoniously shoved into a canvas sack along with the other packages. As it turns out, she was accompani

Downvoted for not reading TFA "...little May wasn’t unceremoniously shoved into a canvas sack along with the other packages. As it turns out, she was accompanied on her trip by her mother’s cousin, who worked as a clerk for the railway mail service, Lynch says. It’s likely that his influence (and his willingness to chaperone his young cousin) is what convinced local officials to send the little girl along with the mail." Edit: snipped some

ldayley 6y ago
OP is referring to the first example used in the article— the Ohio baby “just shy of the 11 pound weight limit” mailed to relatives a few miles away. This sounds more reprehensible than the Mailing May story you reference.
- fennecfoxen 6y ago
  Why precisely is it "reprehensible" to entrust your child to a short trip in the care of someone who you know and see on a regular basis, and who will be heading in that direction shortly with his vehicle? Would you consider daycare centers and the like to be more or less reprehensible?
Chris2048 6y ago
you downvoted someone for not RTFA - but post from a throwaway?
- throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
  If the criticism is valid then its source is surely irrelevant. The calling it throwaway was a mistake of mine, I should have called it Anon or similar because anonymity not disposability was its purpose.
  - Chris2048 6y ago
    Sure, but what I'm saying is that unnecessary throwaway-posting could be viewed as a greater violation, as it shields you from downvotes. If anyone disagrees that the criticism is valid, they cannot effectively downvote you. To put it another way, If the arrest is valid then who cares if I'm not a real cop?
    - throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
      As I carefully explained, account is throwaway in name not intent. If you look at my profile it's over a year old. > If the arrest is valid then who cares if I'm not a real cop? In the uk, no-one. We have citizens' arrest. It appears the US has similar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States
      - Chris2048 6y ago
        Impersonating a police officer is still illegal in the UK, the point is: the ends don't justify the means. My response was to the comment: > If the criticism is valid then its source is surely irrelevant. If the account was a throwaway, the source would have mattered. I think it's worth making this counterpoint irrespective of whether your account is a throwaway, since you made an argument that would seem to defend that case.

ldayley 6y ago

OP is referring to the first example used in the article— the Ohio baby “just shy of the 11 pound weight limit” mailed to relatives a few miles away. This sounds more reprehensible than the Mailing May story you reference.

fennecfoxen 6y ago
Why precisely is it "reprehensible" to entrust your child to a short trip in the care of someone who you know and see on a regular basis, and who will be heading in that direction shortly with his vehicle? Would you consider daycare centers and the like to be more or less reprehensible?

Chris2048 6y ago

you downvoted someone for not RTFA - but post from a throwaway?

throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
If the criticism is valid then its source is surely irrelevant. The calling it throwaway was a mistake of mine, I should have called it Anon or similar because anonymity not disposability was its purpose.
- Chris2048 6y ago
  Sure, but what I'm saying is that unnecessary throwaway-posting could be viewed as a greater violation, as it shields you from downvotes. If anyone disagrees that the criticism is valid, they cannot effectively downvote you. To put it another way, If the arrest is valid then who cares if I'm not a real cop?
  - throwaway_pdp09 6y ago
    As I carefully explained, account is throwaway in name not intent. If you look at my profile it's over a year old. > If the arrest is valid then who cares if I'm not a real cop? In the uk, no-one. We have citizens' arrest. It appears the US has similar https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Citizen's_arrest#United_States
    - Chris2048 6y ago
      Impersonating a police officer is still illegal in the UK, the point is: the ends don't justify the means. My response was to the comment: > If the criticism is valid then its source is surely irrelevant. If the account was a throwaway, the source would have mattered. I think it's worth making this counterpoint irrespective of whether your account is a throwaway, since you made an argument that would seem to defend that case.