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The problem with mobs is that they don't bother to first check that the complainant has a point. You've only heard one side of the story - why do you assume it'
by edanm 14y ago
The problem with mobs is that they don't bother to first check that the complainant has a point. You've only heard one side of the story - why do you assume it's all you need to hear?
- asto 14y agoIf the facts provided on the reddit post were untrue (such as the email replies), they would have been refuted by now.
- edanm 14y agoNot true. Say you run a business. Someone posts false allegations about you. Do you: 1. Answer them, and risk: a) inflating the story and keeping it in the press, b) being treated negatively by many bloggers/internet pundits who don't believe you because you're a company vs. an individual, c) risk saying something that will later hurt you in court? Or: 2. Listen to the advice of your lawyers, who tell you that it's best to keep silent?
- asto 14y agoIf somebody makes a statement of fact saying a certain person sent him an email and gives exact strings from that email, merely saying "That was not in the text of my email" will hardly be a legal problem. I would have agreed with you if the statement was a subjective one such as "The CEO of the company was being racist or was biased because of my gender". Refuting such a thing is hard and you may inadvertently say something that hurts you later but this is not such a case. Also, she hasn't quite been silent. She clarified the amount due on this thread (unless you want me to believe that was a part of some grand conspiracy). A similar clarification on the content of the emails could have been made if that guy made those lines up.
- zithtar 14y agoSpoken with the conviction of a man who has no idea what he's talking about.