[nojokes]

The world you are looking for is "abuse". Abusers (your wording) abuse, they do not assault (when they do, then they become an assaulter).

What Marvin Minsky did in that situation was to abuse this 17 year old girl. What he did was morally (and most likely also legally, I do not know the full details) wrong but as far as we know, he was not violent or forcing.

That is the important difference Richard Stallman tried to make.

What Marvin Minsky did was wrong but we should not accuse him in something he did not commit.

The same goes with manslaughter and murder.

[Andrew_nenakhov]

> What Marvin Minsky did in that situation

* - what he allegedly did in that situation. This claim is disputed and was never proven.

[koonsolo]

Ah yes, I thought I read that somewhere. Which makes this whole witch hunt even more absurd.

[koonsolo]

Seems like at this point, both of us are not fit for leadership ;)