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> He hasn't been convicted of anything yet. This is the media seeing that someone wants... I'm curious about your wording in your comment. I may misreading you

> He hasn't been convicted of anything yet. This is the media seeing that someone wants... I'm curious about your wording in your comment. I may misreading your intentions but do you find absolutely nothing wrong with someone being in jail for the past 3 months for making a threat followed by "lol, jk"?

hullo 13y ago
And do you find that it always follows that someone making sure that the facts at issue are correct must always support the side that the incorrect facts back up? We're not allowed to even discuss this on a somewhat even keel without having motivations questioned?
- mpyne 13y ago
  Not on HN, where we support those who support the tribe and oppose those who might oppose the tribe. :)
- xtrumanx 13y ago
  I agree with what you're saying but I wasn't quite sure jrockway was simply making sure everyone had their facts straight which is why I was asking him to clarify his position. If he actually felt the arrest was appropriate I would have some follow up questions for him. Was that wrong of me? By the way; what does it mean to question his motivations anyways? If he came out and said he supports Justin's arrest, what does it matter? Heck, I'd love to have someone say so. Maybe then we could have an interesting discussion on the matter. I disagree with a lot of things people say here on HN. But I still love to hear people rationale's for the things they say.
MBCook 13y ago
Someone who has been accused of something really heinous (or threatening to commit a heinous crime) shouldn't get bail, they should be locked up until it is determined that they are not a danger to society. The problem is that the courts are so busy with other cases that it has taken at least three months so far to do that (and probably more) for the trial to start. Have they even had a bail hearing? It wouldn't surprise me if bail was denied. The fact that some people get charged with serious crimes and then they have to be in prison for months/years before their trial could start (even if the lawyers were ready) seems like a miscarriage of justice. This is also why plea bargains are supposed to be so common, to avoid clogging the courts.
- darkarmani 13y ago
  > Someone who has been accused of something really heinous (or threatening to commit a heinous crime) shouldn't get bail, they should be locked up until it is determined that they are not a danger to society. I accuse MBCook of really heinous threatening things (that i don't dare repeat or more people will feel threatened). Please lock MBCook up until we can prove that MBCook can't possibly be a danger to society.

hullo 13y ago

And do you find that it always follows that someone making sure that the facts at issue are correct must always support the side that the incorrect facts back up? We're not allowed to even discuss this on a somewhat even keel without having motivations questioned?

mpyne 13y ago
Not on HN, where we support those who support the tribe and oppose those who might oppose the tribe. :)
xtrumanx 13y ago
I agree with what you're saying but I wasn't quite sure jrockway was simply making sure everyone had their facts straight which is why I was asking him to clarify his position. If he actually felt the arrest was appropriate I would have some follow up questions for him. Was that wrong of me? By the way; what does it mean to question his motivations anyways? If he came out and said he supports Justin's arrest, what does it matter? Heck, I'd love to have someone say so. Maybe then we could have an interesting discussion on the matter. I disagree with a lot of things people say here on HN. But I still love to hear people rationale's for the things they say.

MBCook 13y ago

Someone who has been accused of something really heinous (or threatening to commit a heinous crime) shouldn't get bail, they should be locked up until it is determined that they are not a danger to society. The problem is that the courts are so busy with other cases that it has taken at least three months so far to do that (and probably more) for the trial to start. Have they even had a bail hearing? It wouldn't surprise me if bail was denied. The fact that some people get charged with serious crimes and then they have to be in prison for months/years before their trial could start (even if the lawyers were ready) seems like a miscarriage of justice. This is also why plea bargains are supposed to be so common, to avoid clogging the courts.

darkarmani 13y ago
> Someone who has been accused of something really heinous (or threatening to commit a heinous crime) shouldn't get bail, they should be locked up until it is determined that they are not a danger to society. I accuse MBCook of really heinous threatening things (that i don't dare repeat or more people will feel threatened). Please lock MBCook up until we can prove that MBCook can't possibly be a danger to society.