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Originally Posted by krynski
How about the pictures from Vancouver stanley cup final? Should those not be permissable in court? Should those people not be prosecuted for the actions they caused?
So we can not use valid examples from the past? Sure, I used a more influential example, but do you want me to tell you a story about my friend? I don't think you would be very moved by that.
Accountability and whistleblowing are at it's all-time highest, especially with cameraphones and the internet. Things that were acceptable in the past simply are not. I don't care how "good" these people are, if someone does something socially deviant, they are held accountable. If someone I know gets put in the spotlight, it's their fault. I do not care if I have a relationship with them or not.
What you feel and what I feel from poop on a grave may be entirely different. To me, s*** happens, but I would not allow my pet to defecate on anyone's grave, let alone property. It is up to the community to decide what is acceptable or not. A reasonable punishment (whether monetary or media) is not up to me or you to decide.
Remember the fundamentalism of our government. It is the people, elected by the people, to represent the people. If discussing anything on a public forum regarding this "poop" issue is not in the interest of the people, we would not be able to discuss it in this forum.
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Surely you can tell the difference between a bylaw offense and criminal offense. Is it that important to catch the dog poop lady that internet vigilantes need to get involved? Nobody was hurt and no one's property was damaged. No insurance companies need to pay damages. No one is going to be out of a job because of it (except maybe lazy enforcement officers that are letting this heinous act go un punished!).
Again, I am not saying that what she did wasn't wrong, just that it doesn't deserve the attention or outrage that it is getting.