Then he's kidding himself about how confident and categorical he chose to be
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Tom Scocca Retweeted Ryan Grim
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Replying to @tomscocca @steveofthefera
It remains true that we should not hold against an adult their crimes at 12. And I have to believe you agree with that. The question was always: what is he like now? That required reporting to know for sure. So how was that wrong?
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Replying to @ryangrim @steveofthefera
He did those crimes at 14, not 12, and nobody was saying they were done with him forever; you were setting up a straw man so you could stake out an absolute principle to dismiss people's concerns.
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The story says he was 12 when he sent the revenge porn. I wish it was a straw man. There are many people on here who say he should have dropped out for what he did at 12. Hundreds if not thousands.
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Replying to @ryangrim @steveofthefera
If you'd followed the first link in the Times story you would have seen that by his own admission he was 14. And "should have dropped out" is not the same as "done with him forever."
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You took the question "Does it make sense for people to think this particular guy is a creep and should drop out?" and replaced it with "Should people be punished in perpetuity for what they did when they were 12?" That was a preening and stupid reaction.
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It also uses the language of punishment and criminal law reform to excuse bad behavior when the only consequence involved is not being given a position of power over others!
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Also, they, like, did do the work to report that story? The Intercept was just willing to run with it more quickly than other outletshttps://twitter.com/jessicavalenti/status/1298668434117529602?s=21 …
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The story had been public on Facebook all weekend and everyone had already been talking about it on Twitter
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