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by stef25 2688 days ago
If I'm not mistaken, Thiel went after Gawker (through Hogan) because they exposed him as being gay. He also happened to be in Saudi Arabia at the time.

Whenever a magazine publishes some trash story attacking someone they should ask themselves what's the worst that could happen.

When you attack people like Bezos and Thiel, you better be sure of what you're doing.

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Oh wow. I didn't know about the SA part. That changes everything. You could almost call that attempted murder.
> When you attack people like Bezos and Thiel, you better be sure of what you're doing.

The law should be the same for everyone.

Are Thiel and Bezos above the law, or are they the only ones that can afford the protection of the law?

If so, then we have failed as a society.