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International issues get in the way of policing now. We have some extradition and similar agreements for the worst crimes. I am not convinced "online police"
by lifeisstillgood 6y ago
International issues get in the way of policing now. We have some extradition and similar agreements for the worst crimes.
I am not convinced "online police" are the right solution, but if we want to avoid walled gardens everywhere, if we want public spaces, we need public peacekeepers.
In most cases, a quiet word from a police officer, who s enough to move the situation on, usually enough to prevent it escalating anywhere.
The rest is likely to be slowly dealt with as part of a society wide system of mental health.
A quick example - a long time ago I got a note from @dang saying my 2am comment was "racewar" (turned out he mean the comment above me) but it contains most of the issues we discuss here - a dumb comment, a quiet word from an official peacekeeper, a process of escalation / complaint and a just resolution - certainly left me thinking harder about my 2am comment habit.
- johnnyanmac 6y ago>if we want public spaces, we need public peacekeepers. that seems to be what moderators/admins do currently. I know many focus on the worst, most toxic communities, but for many a simple warning will diffuse some small quibble. It seems this article and other individuals argue that this isn't sufficient, however.