Re:Petition to release Cameron D'Ambrosio
by Steko on Sunday May 26, 2013 @06:28PM
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Are you asking me if there are other people who:
(1) make random threats against the POTUS or the WH or other public figures or places
(2) aren't actually a clear and present danger to carry out those threats
(3) that still get the full monty by secret service/fbi/local cops/prosecutors
(4) don't get to the top of HN
Yes, there are probably a lot of people like that. And everyone says the same thing about most of those people, "Christ, what an idiot".
Now I don't want to trivialize that this kid is clearly innocent and the victim of some injustice. I certainly don't think he "deserves it". But there's lots bigger injustice in the world to get outraged about and I think threads like this make decent platforms for calling the HN community out over it's blinders.
(1) make random threats against the POTUS or the WH or other public figures or places
(2) aren't actually a clear and present danger to carry out those threats
(3) that still get the full monty by secret service/fbi/local cops/prosecutors
(4) don't get to the top of HN
Yes, there are probably a lot of people like that. And everyone says the same thing about most of those people, "Christ, what an idiot".
Now I don't want to trivialize that this kid is clearly innocent and the victim of some injustice. I certainly don't think he "deserves it". But there's lots bigger injustice in the world to get outraged about and I think threads like this make decent platforms for calling the HN community out over it's blinders.