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Why is it deeply offensive? "Participate" here just means to follow, kind of like a Steve Jobs keynote liveblog. "Rooting" for one side of a legal case is abso
by sqs 4y ago
Why is it deeply offensive? "Participate" here just means to follow, kind of like a Steve Jobs keynote liveblog.
"Rooting" for one side of a legal case is absolutely appropriate for a defendant (or plaintiff) in our adversarial legal system. A defendant with a weak legal case but a strong public policy argument /needs/ to rally public support for their cause, so that if/when the court rules against them, they can push for the law to change.
- AlbertCory 4y ago"participate" will very shortly mean "pushing an up- or down-arrow for every judge's question, and every counsel's answer." Oral arguments are not a HN posting.
- stametseater 4y agoIt may be wrong, but it shouldn't "deeply offend" you. You're taking this way too personally.
- sqs 4y agoCourt cases have been widely covered in all kinds of media for centuries. They are matters of public concern.
- AlbertCory 4y agothere's a distinction between "watching" and "participating." You watch a football game. You don't go out and participate in it.