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Re:A New Tor Bridge Authority by sp332 on Friday September 02, 2016 @10:13AM (#12413153)
It's not a witch hunt because it's not looking to destroy someone. The end goal is reconciliation, not punishment. In fact the blog post doesn't advocate for any punishment at all. It's hardly us-vs-them when she says that Jake's friends should form a support group for him! Obviously the victims want him kept away from conferences for a time, which is only prudent given the nature of the accusations. It's a little more than "administrative leave pending investigation" but not by much.

Here's another account, followed by a more detailed description of the process the victims are asking for and how that's gone so far. https://blog.patternsinthevoid.net/the-forest-for-the-trees.... Again, no "vengeance" or punishment.

Re:A New Tor Bridge Authority by pdkl95 on Saturday September 03, 2016 @02:10AM (#12417989)
> It's not a witch hunt because it's not looking to destroy someone.

Is this some sort of a joke? Maybe some people wanted a more limited result, but that isn't what happened. Did you miss the twitter account named @TimeToDieJake? (now renamed to @VictimsOfJake) How, exactly, is publicly shaming someone and calling for them to be excommunicated from their community anything other than "looking to destroy someone"?

> doesn't advocate for any punishment

    Jake must be excluded from all community activities
    as a precondition for healing.
I would describe that as not only advocating for a very specific punishment, but demanding that the punishment must happen. Do you want to pretend that being excluded from your community isn't a punishment? Really?

> It's hardly us-vs-them

Yes, it is, until a formal process occurs where the accusation and rebuttal are heard and an independent judgment finds the accusation is true. Again, you're completely ignoring the process of verifying the accusation.

> Obviously the victims want him kept away from conferences for a time

That's fine as a temporary measure until a form judicial process either confirms the accusation or finds that the accused is innocent.

> Again, no "vengeance" or punishment.

You must have read another document, as your new link repeats several items and advocates for punishment in much stronger language.

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Again, i don't know what happened and make no claims about the validity of the accusations. I'm trying to point out that this kind of witch hunt based on pre-judging someone from only an accusation should terrify you. Guilty until proven innocent is a dangerous precedent to set... even if the accused really deserves it.

You might try reading the links I provided previously. Even if Jake did the terrible things he's accused of, ignoring the principles of justice and simply judging him guilty sets a precedent where you might be judge guilty on a mere accusation in the future.