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Maybe he doesn't fear a criminal trial, he fears his reputation being lost. So clearly they think there will be no trial, so they're slinging mud... just to ru
by OGinparadise 14y ago
Maybe he doesn't fear a criminal trial, he fears his reputation being lost.
So clearly they think there will be no trial, so they're slinging mud... just to rub it in?
Someone accused him of being a rapist. What should he do, buy a CNN spot hailing the accusations?
- ajross 14y agoThis is inside-the-echo-chamber logic. People outside the techcrunch bubble aren't going to read that whole thing (seriously: that's a huge page!). What they are going to see is yet another story in the mainstream media about the "controversy" about whether or not Arrington raped this woman. See the very-different-in-tone coverage on sites like talkingpointsmemo.com for a good example. How does that help his reputation?
- ebrenes 14y agoBecause someone who does read the story is going to then make a summary and that will spread. Which is the nature of news nowadays where tl;dr is the norm and people summarize nuanced and complex topics into little zingers.