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Yes and no. I believe 10 years is obviously a bit much in this case, but if you tweak the variables a bit, this sort of thing can be tantamount to a sexual assa
by rpm4321 14y ago
Yes and no. I believe 10 years is obviously a bit much in this case, but if you tweak the variables a bit, this sort of thing can be tantamount to a sexual assault.
Imagine it's your sister or girlfriend involved, and the pictures are splashed across Facebook by an ex-boyfriend.
In this case, the victims are certainly less sympathetic, but the principle is basically the same.
It reminds me a bit of this Hunter Moore business:
http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4890088 http://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=4890088
- DanBC 14y agoI would be very angry. I would want the person to understand just how distressing their actions had been. I would want them to feel sorry for what they had done, and I would want them to know that this is not something that they will ever do again. I would want the person to make some kind of restitution. Putting that person in prison achieves none of that. Obviously, that's just my personal opinion, and I kind of understand that other people feel differently.
- rhizome 14y agoImagine it's your sister or girlfriend involved... If that's what justifies this degree of sentence, then I despair for our justice system (more than before). The principle you say is "basically the same," implies the standard should be "taking it personally." However, Lady Justice wears a blindfold as a symbol against just this reasoning.
- garyrichardson 14y agoWhich is exactly why this is so stupid. If someone stole my identity and/or posted nude pics of myself it would be next to impossible for me bring the person to court and get a conviction, let alone put them in jail for 10 years.
- vacri 14y agoWhy do we have to imagine a sister or girlfriend, instead of ourselves?