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bobthebuilders • today at 2:29 AM • 1 reply • view on HN

I think that's a very privileged take. For most people, getting arrested and having the government try to press fraud and abuse charges is a life altering event, so it's natural that people would be more reticent.


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AlexErrant • today at 4:09 AM

If doing the right thing were easy, it wouldn't be what gives you character.

I agree: having charges brought against you is a life-changing event. FWIW neither Chan Tsz-yan nor Josh Renaud were arrested, and in both cases the charges were dropped. https://pressfreedomtracker.us/all-incidents/missouri-govern... https://missouriindependent.com/2022/02/11/prosecutor-isnt-p...

The system sucks, and will always suck.

If you think these two cases out of umpteen billion CVE/security incident reports are odds enough to hide your face and turn away because the risk is too much... I apologize for being crass, but frankly you're being a little bitch.

If these odds aren't good enough for you to live up to your values, what are?

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