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I wonder if public shaming is a viable option here. Get e-mail threatening rape? Publish said e-mail. Something tells me that a lot of these morons aren't takin
by andrewfong 13y ago
I wonder if public shaming is a viable option here. Get e-mail threatening rape? Publish said e-mail. Something tells me that a lot of these morons aren't taking great care to anonymize their threats.
- lmkg 13y agoI'm not against that, but it only treats one symptom of misogyny, not the disease. Granted, it's one symptom that has many consequences of its own, so maybe it's ok. I also wonder, given how widespread the phenomenon appears to be, whether shaming individual trolls will have any non-trivial impact on the total volume. Snowflakes in an avalanche, and all that.
- mc32 13y agoThat's not an answer. It's a human reaction, but there is no vetting or 'due process'. For example, what about people who impersonate/hijack email addresses, etc? Those people get caught in the maelstrom while totally innocent. It's a mob reaction. I don't know what the answer is, but that's not it.