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Court expert agrees with Peter Jackson—says that's Smeagol. Meanwhile, defendant was fired, facing jail.http://bianet.org/english/law/173894-expertise-report-in-gollum-case-he-is-a-good-hobbit-at-heart …
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Seriously. Man faces jail for insulting Pres. Erdogan by comparing him to Gollum so court is debating the nature of Gollum/Smeagol. Turkey!
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zeynep tufekci Retweeted Financial Times
This will surely not result in millions of people seeing that clip, and comedians around the world joining in. Nope.https://twitter.com/FT/status/720940886406864896 …
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More on courts in Turkey grappling with "the nature of evil" to decide if comparing Erdogan to Gollum was an insult. http://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2016-04-15/erdogan-sees-evil-in-lord-of-the-rings-where-others-see-good …
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Was Gollum good but merely corrupted? Where does Smeagol end and Gollum start? Courts in Turkey have ample time...pic.twitter.com/LSRjrUMMYZ
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@paulvigna Should we judge weakness and evil as same? Are actions all that matter, or do we care about intent and mitigating circumstances?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@paulvigna Since there isn't much other stuff is going on in Turkey, the judiciary can debate these existential questions & enlighten us.1 reply 0 retweets 5 likes -
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@zeynep@paulvigna but remember Gandalf "I would take the ring from a desire to do good, but through me it should wield power too great: 1/32 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
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@PaleoGould@zeynep Wizards definitely not immune. Look at Saruman. He fell easy.1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@paulvigna @PaleoGould Arguably, wizards are even less immune. They can be overconfident in their ability to direct and control power, no?
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@zeynep@PaleoGould And Elves, too. They had three rings.0 replies 0 retweets 0 likesThanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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