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Re:Yelp deleting negative reviews for Dentist who killed Cec... by jburwell on Thursday July 30, 2015 @10:40AM (#9975252)
To be clear, I think this guy is complete scum, and he should go immediately to jail. That being said, I think Yelp should removes reviews of a business from people who have clearly never used the business' services. The purpose of the site is to review the performance of the business -- not pass judgement on the owners' unrelated activities. In this case, reviews should about the dentistry provided. While this case is well-known, trending, and the actions of the owner quite clearly repugnant, if they don't generally cull such reviews then the ratings will become untrusted as people will wonder whether or not the business' ratings are the result of actual experiences or based on completely unrelated factors.
Re:Yelp deleting negative reviews for Dentist who killed Cec... by bpodgursky on Thursday July 30, 2015 @10:48AM (#9975313)
What crime would you send him to jail for? You can't jail people for being "scum". That isn't rule of law.
Re:Yelp deleting negative reviews for Dentist who killed Cec... by jburwell on Thursday July 30, 2015 @12:25PM (#9976050)
He violated the Zimbabwean anti-poaching laws by killing a protected animal. Extradite him and let him rot in one of their prisons.
Re:Yelp deleting negative reviews for Dentist who killed Cec... by dogma1138 on Thursday July 30, 2015 @08:05PM (#9979114)
Poaching in Zimbabwe is quite a severe crime.

Also if he bribed the local guides and officials he can be charged in the US under anti corruption laws.