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1. a3n+2c[view] [source] 2021-06-05 23:49:45
>>lxm+(OP)
So DoJ is like Google or Facebook: They silently do whatever they want until it appears on HN, then they fix it.
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2. tootie+Ai[view] [source] 2021-06-06 01:05:54
>>a3n+2c
The DOJ was trying to catch a child molester. Not sell ads.
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3. zapdri+9j[view] [source] 2021-06-06 01:10:21
>>tootie+Ai
The perp was being investigated for possession of child pornography. While not a saint, he was not a "child molester".
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4. arp242+Dp[view] [source] 2021-06-06 02:32:43
>>zapdri+9j
The trade in child pornography enables child molestation.

I suppose that if we get very technical you're technically correct. Seems like an odd and very pedantic hill to die on though.

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5. gruez+Up[view] [source] 2021-06-06 02:36:34
>>arp242+Dp
Conflict minerals enable regimes that commit war crimes. Does buying electronics made from such minerals make you a war criminal?
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6. arp242+ir[view] [source] 2021-06-06 02:48:19
>>gruez+Up
This is a silly comparison and this "aha, but what about this, huh?!"-style of conversation is not one I'm interested in having.
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