[mcguire]

We like to think of it as democracy in action.

[UnpossibleJim]

So the Salem witch trials were "democracy in action"?

[mcguire]

The Salem witch trials were under the justice system.

[UnpossibleJim]

No shit. I was totally wrong. I picked a horrible example, lol. Thanks =)

[Retric]

Yep. Democracy isn’t perfect it’s just one compromise among many.

[UnpossibleJim]

So better that more innocents be punished than risk any guilty going free? Truly, your love of the strictest "definition" of democracy is baffling, though I think most would vote against you.

[Retric]

No, Democracy gets it wrong in both directions with more of the guilty set free and more of the innocent sent to prison at least compared to a hypothetical ideal system.

[mcguire]

I'm not sure how you get "punishing innocents" from publishing a very incriminating recording even though making such a recording is illegal.

[UnpossibleJim]

You literally called the Salem witch trials democracy in action, and don't understand how I got to punishing the innocent?