Re:Pushback against Saudi funding endangers Silicon Valley v...
by hobs on Monday October 22, 2018 @09:43AM
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>First of all, it's Silicon Valley. Check your ethics at the door.
Flip or not, this is gross.
Calling a murder not a crime because a king decreed it is mind boggling. You shouldnt conflate "illegal" with "criminal".
Re:Pushback against Saudi funding endangers Silicon Valley v...
by x220 on Monday October 22, 2018 @10:48AM
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If a king decrees it inside an absolute monarchy, it's not a crime. That's literally how absolute monarchies work--the monarch has absolute and unaccountable power.
Edit: if you disagree, please tell me why.
Re:Pushback against Saudi funding endangers Silicon Valley v...
by oytis on Wednesday October 24, 2018 @04:57AM
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I disagree because positivism is not the smartest legal theory in my view. We all know Godwin's law, but nazi crimes is probably the best example of how something done by people with absolute power was considered and persecuted as a crime.
First of all, it's Silicon Valley. Check your ethics at the door.
Secondly, it's not illegal if it's not against the laws of a country (and in this case, if the crown prince of a monarchy orders something, that's as close to legal as it gets). You could say that it's immoral, but that's a different statement, and you shouldn't conflate "illegal" with "immoral".