Our statement on the results of the Jacob Appelbaum investigation

Re:Our statement on the results of the Jacob Appelbaum inves... by yummyfajitas on Wednesday July 27, 2016 @02:16PM (#12175244)

None of the arguments you raise point in one direction or the other. It's possible Applebaum is the psychopath you describe. It's also possible that a different psychopath has "came in, [is] stirr[ing] up trouble, drove out the existing leadership [...] due to their missteps".

The fact that psychopaths exist is not evidence of Applebaum's guilt. This torch wielding angry mob might have a legitimate grievance, or they might be a spontaneous torch wielding angry mob, they might even be stirred up by a psychopath like the one you describe.

That's why we need a process better than the torch wielding angry mob.

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Re:Our statement on the results of the Jacob Appelbaum inves... by dfraser992 on Thursday July 28, 2016 @06:09AM (#12179369)

I wouldn't say Appelbaum is a psychopath, but I'd say he's certainly trouble. I agree torch wielding angry mobs are not a solution; so how do you prevent that, yet deal with the problem without relying on the legal system?

Perhaps the global 'social networking' phenomena / the democratization of the media / etc offers something - all in all, all the discussion around things like this is ultimately useful; it raises people's awareness.

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