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Re:Top internet sleuths say they won't help find the UnitedH... by vintagedave on Saturday December 07, 2024 @08:06AM (#42349546)
Quite the opposite. They’re explicitly not condoning:

> Another popular TikTok sleuth, thatdaneshguy [said] that he wouldn’t try to identify the killer. “I don’t have to encourage violence. I don’t have to condone violence by any means. But I also don’t have to help,” he said.

Inaction can be condoning in some cases. If there is an element of duty it certainly is. But if volunteers choose not to volunteer in a specific situation that’s their right.

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Re:Top internet sleuths say they won't help find the UnitedH... by pipes on Saturday December 07, 2024 @10:49AM (#42350504)
Pretty much weasel words way of saying they aren't helping because they agree with the killing.
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Re:Top internet sleuths say they won't help find the UnitedH... by vintagedave on Saturday December 07, 2024 @11:36AM (#42350848)
Maybe (and I think you're likely right, or at least, that they don't think it was an evil done in the world) - but if they do, they're not saying so and not condoning it.

It can be hard to ascribe values when someone abstains.

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