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no_wizard01/03/20261 replyview on HN

So one batch of crimes is fine? Is that what you’re saying?

This seems like an intellectual gymnastics exercise in justifying corruption


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carlosjobim01/03/2026

One batch of crimes is awfully much worse than the other. That is what law takes into account. Dismissing Trump's public safety measures in Washington because he himself has been criminally convicted is what I myself would call "intellectual gymnastics". But sadly also typical of hackers, who seem to forget to feel empathy with the victims of street crime.