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I think it's pretty obvious why the little guy story is more popular but i think both stories are pretty much the same. Numbers aside, putting a significant fi
by migpwr 17y ago
I think it's pretty obvious why the little guy story is more popular but i think both stories are pretty much the same.
Numbers aside, putting a significant fine on a company that's breaking the law is no different than a fine on an individual. It's meant to make an example out of them to discourage similar behavior in the future... no?
- req2 17y agoSo by this standard, HN should applaud prosecutions and searches under the new blasphemy laws in Ireland, because breaking the law is no different, no matter the law?
- migpwr 17y agoThese headlines will typically turn into a cheercamp and I was just pointing that out. I probably worded it poorly but let's not applaud or boo at all.