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Re:United States incarceration rate by logn on Sunday June 09, 2013 @11:50AM (#5849307)
> I point this out on various geek/tech sites like Reddit or Slashdot, posters respond that this scrutiny is justified

I think on HN we might all agree that type of scrutiny is racist and pointless.

If the Aaron Swartz story were not about a white person using the MIT network but instead about a black person using any other network, no one would have cared. Additionally, if he were black, there's a decent chance he would have died the day he ran from authorities.

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Re:United States incarceration rate by king_jester on Sunday June 09, 2013 @02:09PM (#5849850)
> I think on HN we might all agree that type of scrutiny is racist and pointless.

You would think, but every time this happens on HN there is usually at least one reaction of disbelief that someone really gets worse treatment because of the color of their skin.

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