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harry8 • today at 4:54 AM • 3 replies • view on HN

No you missed the point.

This kind of morality is between you and your Rabbi. We are allowed to look down on it all we like. It has no relevance to law or keeping your job because if you allow this kind of thing to have relevance it never ends. Rank selfishness comes out in so many ways.

"You got a parking fine, your social conscience is clearly lacking..."


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johncolanduoni • today at 5:31 AM

It does end, because people lose their jobs for office affairs all the time and rarely if ever for parking tickets. There’s no moral inconsistency there, not all bad behavior is equivalent.

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roca • today at 5:12 AM

If someone is willing to break their most sacred vows to their loved ones, why should I, a relative stranger, think they will keep their word to me?

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Paracompact • today at 5:40 AM

You do not have to judge someone for a parking fine just because you judge someone for cheating on their wife.