Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction
by spriggan3 on Friday June 10, 2016 @03:25PM
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> What if the sex might have been non-consensual (see: Dominique Strauss-Kahn)? What if the sex is between a public official and his employee (see: Bill Clinton)? What if the sex is illegal (see: Eliot Spitzer)?
Whataboutism. Hogan had the right to sue, he won, end of story. This isn't the government and a prosecution silencing Gawker, this is an individual against a corporation and he won.period.
Re:Gawker Files for Bankruptcy, Will Be Put Up for Auction
by smt88 on Friday June 10, 2016 @03:41PM
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"Whataboutism" is the bedrock of a legal system like ours. It's how you consider the consequences of a law in different edge cases that aren't as clear-cut as the current case.
Whataboutism. Hogan had the right to sue, he won, end of story. This isn't the government and a prosecution silencing Gawker, this is an individual against a corporation and he won.period.