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This is such a bad take. It's embarrassing to (still) see this on HN after all these years. It has any of several face-palmingly obvious flaws: * Extremely ag
by thaumaturgy 5y ago
This is such a bad take. It's embarrassing to (still) see this on HN after all these years.
It has any of several face-palmingly obvious flaws:
* Extremely aggressive federal prosecution is not known for its mental health benefits;
* It desperately tries to avoid a conversation about how unjust the prosecution was and what their motives were in the case by loading all of the fault for the tragic outcome at Aaron's feet now that he's not around to defend himself;
* It is indistinguishable from arguments that people with severe health problems who become ill with covid-19, and die, didn't die of covid-19 but of their health problems;
* It is ignorant of modern understandings or sensitivities towards mental health;
* It argues from the least nuanced and informed view of his situation possible -- it's a knee-jerk reaction from people with a particular moral framework.
It's such a seriously dull-witted argument, it should be confined to screenshots of Facebook.
- 0xbadcafebee 5y agoYour counter-points aren't exactly award-worthy either. Aggressive federal prosecution does not usually result in suicide. The argument doesn't "desperately" do anything, much less avoid a conversation. It is distinguishable from arguments about COVID-19 deaths as they are completely different subjects. Sure, you could say it's not a nuanced argument at all, but that doesn't make it face-palmingly bad, it just makes it plain. I've seen better retorts on Facebook, frankly.
- dang 5y agoPlease review the site guidelines and omit name-calling from your arguments here. https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html