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Re:Swedish Academy Won’t Award Nobel Prize in Literature Thi... by tlb on Friday May 04, 2018 @02:24PM (#16996959)
Organizations, especially ones in the public eye, have to set a higher bar for acceptable behavior than the criminal justice system. Lots of bad behaviors aren't criminal, or aren't usually prosecuted, but should still be grounds for removal.
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Re:Swedish Academy Won’t Award Nobel Prize in Literature Thi... by coldtea on Saturday May 05, 2018 @08:07AM (#17001459)
>Organizations, especially ones in the public eye, have to set a higher bar for acceptable behavior than the criminal justice system.

Not really, and not their job. If we wanted that, we could always set a higher bar for the criminal justice system.

>Lots of bad behaviors aren't criminal, or aren't usually prosecuted, but should still be grounds for removal.

In this case we're not talking about chewing gum on a board meeting, or treating employees bad (e.g. shouting at them) or something like that.

We're talking about actual criminal behaviors -- but only "alleged" ones. Those should be handled legally or not at all.

Else not a point in having a legal system, if any accusation can lead to "mob justice" or ad-hoc measures against someone.

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