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by fairity 2074 days ago
> Keeping the info private does nobody any good.

I'm saying that we should keep the identifying info private until the accusations are substantiated.

The internet mob is merciless, and will very likely ruin this guy's reputation once he's outed.

By outing the guy, you are presuming him guilty and inflicting steep punishment when he could be innocent.

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> I'm saying that we should keep the identifying info private until the accusations are substantiated.

How do you substantiate an accusation like "you insisted on talking to me at 3AM local time after I just stepped off a plane after a 18 hour flight" (or whatever the deets are)?

> By outing the guy, you are presuming him guilty and inflicting steep punishment when he could be innocent.

In general, yes, but in this case the most convincing candidate is a billionaire. He'll be fine.