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> People should be a little smarter and not fall for Ponzi schemes Blaming the victims is not a solution. This logic can be applied to justify stopping punish
by kergonath 4y ago
> People should be a little smarter and not fall for Ponzi schemes
Blaming the victims is not a solution.
This logic can be applied to justify stopping punishing any crime (“well, they should have stayed at home if they did not want to get mugged”, “they should know better than leave their house for the week if they did not want to get burglarised”, etc).
- Dracophoenix 4y agoThe victim-perpetrator binary is a false dilemma. Courts recognize contributory negligence in car accidents, why shouldn't they recognize them for self-inflicted financial harms in which one was aware or should have been aware of the risks?