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Re:Man jailed 16 months, and counting, for refusing to decry... by Freak_NL on Monday February 13, 2017 @05:02AM (#13634229)
That might seem reasonable at first glance, but it tends to turn into a witch hunt — especially with modern day communication channels.

That is, you are effectively dealing with punishment (by treating a suspect as a criminal and tarnishing their reputation before being convicted) by not applying the same rigour as the courts.

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Re:Man jailed 16 months, and counting, for refusing to decry... by dllthomas on Monday February 13, 2017 @01:07PM (#13637352)
I agree that social condemnation - especially mass condemnation - is a form of punishment, and should be treated with corresponding care. But I reject the attempt to extend that to all related reasoning - it is specifically a question of requiring a high confidence for punishment.
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