• Arete@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    Yup you’re right of course. It was a throwaway reply to someone clearly arguing in bad faith. While it isn’t legal precedent, it is a fairly compelling defense.

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      10 months ago

      It is not in any way compelling unless you’re just looking for excuses. Take your bad faith genocide apologia to someone gullible enough for it.

      EDIT: Also just take a moment to notice how fucking wild it is that “Yeah, I was totally wrong but the other guy was also wrong I reckon so it’s fine also I think what I said was good actually,” was their defense. That sure was a bunch of words they said.

      Again, the fact anybody liked this comment is a definite sign of brigading.

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      10 months ago

      It’s one of most basic things about Law that merelly “somebody else did the same and got away with it” isn’t at all a valid defense.

      The act itself is lawful or unlawful, quite independently of other people having done the same and gotten away with it.