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Re:Time Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers by 1337biz on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:20PM (#15862862)
It was 30 years ago. Even if he had killed somebody 30 years ago and lived ever since without any serious incident I would consider it to have minor relevancy for someone's character today. From a legal perspective, sure there have to be consequences. But from a moral perspective, I respect it even higher when somebody was able to change the life to the better.
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Re:Time Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers by aplummer on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @12:55PM (#15863206)
To clarify you disagree with “an unpunished and unrepentant paedophile at the age of 30 should not be elected to office” and you actually just said that they are _improved morally your eyes by the experience_.

Just blows my mind. I can’t believe I’m on the internet arguing with such ignorant garbage.

You need to get a reality check and meet some victims mate, because that opinion is _objectively_ disgusting.

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Re:Time Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers by 1337biz on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @01:30PM (#15863561)
Your inability to tolerate different viewpoints and resulting parade of ad hominems are exactly the reason why many keep their opinions to the voting booth.
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Re:Time Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers by messick on Wednesday December 06, 2017 @01:54PM (#15863805)
The attacks aren't ad hominem if they are "you are an abhorrent human being for considering pedophilia a 'different viewpoint'". The attack is directly against you for your terrible views. Ad hominem would be: "Your views on Net Neutrally are wrong because you and your party support child rapists".
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Re:Time Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers by ibotty on Thursday December 07, 2017 @03:12AM (#15868497)
It's not a different viewpoint.
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Re:Time Person of the Year 2017: The Silence Breakers by piva00 on Thursday December 07, 2017 @02:49AM (#15868415)
Minor relevancy? They would have improved in character if they owned it when exposed and accepted whatever would be their fate. That is being moral.

Going on a concerted effort to deny their actions, diminish the victims, delegitimatise the media and further divide people IS NOT MORAL.

I hope you change your stupid point of view, it's just that: stupid.

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