“But he does good work.”

Re:“But he does good work.” by jessaustin on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @08:37AM (#11953365)

In some sense, it doesn't matter what the subject is accused of. The standard for dismissal as an unpaid official of a private nonprofit organization is lower than that for prison. Subject could always set up his own networked privacy tool? OK, maybe that's a stretch... b^)

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Re:“But he does good work.” by camperman on Wednesday June 22, 2016 @11:06AM (#11954492)

>In some sense, it doesn't matter what the subject is accused of.

Yeah, right.

1. This is Jacob Appelbaum: he consistently went over the head of procurement when ordering new paper for the printer. He's been fired.

2. This is Jacob Appelbaum: he's a sleazy pickup artist who's raped at least one person, threatened others and made female employees' lives a living hell. He's been fired.

One of these things is not like the other.

> The standard for dismissal as an unpaid official of a private nonprofit organization is lower than that for prison.

Well, quite. But as soon as you accuse someone of a criminal offense, then they're entitled to use the legal system to defend themselves. Violet's point is that the community needs to stop this from happening again which I have to agree with - if the accused is indeed guilty. But she cannot just charge ahead and demand sweeping reforms before determining whether he is or not.

> Subject could always set up his own networked privacy tool? OK, maybe that's a stretch... b^)

No - Subject needs to answer these very serious charges in front of a judge so that he can either a) clear his name or b) be locked up to protect others from his predatory behavior.

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