In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist

Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by Aperocky on Friday January 28, 2022 @09:57AM (#30115372)

Case was closed, allegation was rejected.

Witch hunt begins when allegation holds more weight then the verdict, and when it becomes the verdict, you can say goodbye to all semblance of rule of law, which surprisingly many here will condone depending on the subject.

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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by ethanbond on Friday January 28, 2022 @10:52AM (#30116160)

The really, really important thing about witch hunts is that witches don’t exist. Allegations that turn out to be wrong can be really harmful, agreed there. Pretty unclear how to do anything about that without infringing on 1st Amendment rights, especially when it’s not a criminal allegation (i.e. indictments should IMO be sealed til verdict, but not all allegations are indictments).

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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by eecc on Friday January 28, 2022 @02:44PM (#30119405)

Here, a https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Moving_the_goalposts

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Re:In the end, you're treated like a spy, says MIT scientist by seanmcdirmid on Saturday January 29, 2022 @12:32PM (#30128315)

Allegations can still be alleged even if they are later found to be unfounded.

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