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Re:Florida governor to investigate GoFundMe over Canada truc... by alea_iacta_est on Saturday February 05, 2022 @03:20PM (#30225463)
Oxford definition: "an earlier event or action that is regarded as an example or guide to be considered in subsequent similar circumstances."
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Re:Florida governor to investigate GoFundMe over Canada truc... by giaour on Saturday February 05, 2022 @03:26PM (#30225541)
The operative word there is "similar."
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Re:Florida governor to investigate GoFundMe over Canada truc... by alea_iacta_est on Saturday February 05, 2022 @03:42PM (#30225747)
Yes, similar as in "if we don't do that, insert_whatever_crazy_idea_here, we're gonna overwhelm the hospitals!!!"

Because it's been the justification from day 1: "not overwhelm hospitals".

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Re:Florida governor to investigate GoFundMe over Canada truc... by giaour on Saturday February 05, 2022 @03:45PM (#30225783)
Yeah, that's not how precedent works. Precedent is used to justify the means, not to point out that past actions had the same or similar ends.
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