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Ask HN: Should criminals be publicly shamed?

1 pointsby sidyapaover 6 years ago
With the #metoo movement, everyday people are being accused and exposed on social media, what do you think about that? Should the accused be publicly shamed?<p>P.S. - I am in favor of public shaming them

2 comments

throwaway5250over 6 years ago
Depends. Are you trying to improve the behavior of bad actors? Or scare randos away from acting badly? And how much do you worry about false-positives and out-of-proportion punishment?<p>Myself, I think it&#x27;s starting to look a bit like that short story, The Lottery. I just assume that I will be (falsely) accused sooner or later, and plan accordingly.
thedevindevopsover 6 years ago
Are you advocating a guilty-until-proven-innocent stance?