More injustice from the Steubenville rape case...

[freethinker44]

So, you remember the Steubenville rape case from a while back that hackers helped expose some key evidence? Well, the rapists were convicted and got 2 years for repeatedly raping and then publicly humiliating the girl online. Deric Lostutter, one of the hackers who helped expose them, he faces up to 10 years in prison for his part in not letting the town cover up their scandal that their star football players created. Call me old fashioned, but what the ****!

 

[Sunstone]

Pretty clear case of injustice.

 

[Pine]

Where do I send the check for the hacker's defense?

 

[MysticSang'ha]

So, you remember the Steubenville rape case from a while back that hackers helped expose some key evidence? Well, the rapists were convicted and got 2 years for repeatedly raping and then publicly humiliating the girl online. Deric Lostutter, one of the hackers who helped expose them, he faces up to 10 years in prison for his part in not letting the town cover up their scandal that their star football players created. Call me old fashioned, but what the ****!

*sigh*

Welcome to Rape Culture.

 

[dust1n]

Persecuting hackers is a top priority, because they are some of the few, few people capable of routinely exposing corruption.

 

[freethinker44]

Persecuting hackers is a top priority, because they are some of the few, few people capable of routinely exposing corruption.

Exactly. This isn't even a rape culture thing, it's just anti-hacking. They don't care what he did or why he did it or how beneficial it was, they just care that he did it and they can prosecute him for it.

 

[dust1n]

Exactly. This isn't even a rape culture thing, it's just anti-hacking. They don't care what he did or why he did it or how beneficial it was, they just care that he did it and they can prosecute him for it.

No, it's definitely a rape culture thing, as well as an anti-hacking thing.

 

[dyanaprajna2011]

I've always admired whistleblowers and hacktivists. I think Anonymous does good work, and I think Bradley Manning should have been set free. Snowden should be considered a hero, and Asange shouldn't have went through what he did. But that's just me...

 

[Father Heathen]

I personally admire people who are willing break the rules to expose even greater injustices - the noble rogue type.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

I've always admired whistleblowers and hacktivists. I think Anonymous does good work, and I think Bradley Manning should have been set free. Snowden should be considered a hero, and Asange shouldn't have went through what he did. But that's just me...

I personally admire people who are willing break the rules to expose even greater injustices - the noble rogue type.

I concur. I doubt it's anything new. Another manifestation of "killing the messenger"?

One of my friends and colleagues not too long ago suffered the consequences of being a whistleblower for exposing plagiarism when another colleague published a book. She never cited any sources and blatantly copy-pasted various paragraphs from other authors. She had already been netting from book sales when he exposed the corruption. She promptly pulled the book from amazon, and then went on the offensive against him. He was blacklisted for years after that, which was difficult to watch.

 

[Smart_Guy]

I wonder why if such a case happens in Saudi Arabia or any other Muslim country all fingers point at the Saudi people and Islam

Anyway, we have a saying here that translates to: don't bite the hand that helps you. I hope justice prevails for that hacker.

 

[MysticSang'ha]

I wonder why if such a case happens in Saudi Arabia or any other Muslim country all fingers point at the Saudi people and Islam

Because there is a misconception that all Muslims and all Saudis are all alike. Media tends to turn a blind eye from diversity within KSA, Arabs, and Muslims, and would rather make all of you mindless automatons with a single group mind. And it's totally uncool for the media to do that.

Anyway, we have a saying here that translates to: don't bite the hand that helps you. I hope justice prevails for that hacker.

I believe in justice as well. Say, for instance, the hand that feeds you also exploits you into slave labor, or beats you for looking at somebody the wrong way, or questions authority in any way, I think it's morally correct to challenge that authority and to expose the corruption within. If the whistleblower is willing to accept the consequences of speaking out against an abusive authority, then I think it's a noble thing to do.