Why was this secret?

Re:Why was this secret? by alecdbrooks on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @07:29PM (#6891967)

I don't think someone fleeing an abusive partner would necessarily benefit as much from knowing the abuser's location as much as the abuser would benefit from the victim's location. The information would be symmetric, but the value from it might not be.

Maybe the abuser has a car and victim is relying on mass transit. Or maybe the victim's best bet is staying with a friend whose residence is unknown to the abuser.

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Re:Why was this secret? by gnaffle on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @07:53PM (#6892053)

Agreed. I think even arguing this point shows a lack of understanding of how these cases work. Believing that information equality is the same as power equality is a fallacy.

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Re:Why was this secret? by fennecfoxen on Wednesday December 11, 2013 @09:25PM (#6892472)

That said, information equality does suggest a marginally higher baseline of power-sharing than gross information inequality is able to achieve.

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