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lol. Because people aren't always rational. And what does the NYT or her fame have to do with it? Anyone can lie at any time. And accusing someone of lying isn'
by deft 5y ago
lol. Because people aren't always rational. And what does the NYT or her fame have to do with it? Anyone can lie at any time. And accusing someone of lying isn't ad hominem.
- naikrovek 5y agobelieve the victim until there is proof they made it up. victims making up stories in which they are the victim are exceedingly rare, in reality.
- voakbasda 5y agoInnocent until proven guilty. Never believe someone accusing another without ample evidence.
- naikrovek 5y agoimagine your daughter was raped. you: "innocent until proven guilty. prove you were raped and I'll believe you." ALWAYS believe the victim until there is good reason not to.
- naikrovek 5y agoah so you just flag comments which you don't agree with. I see.
- aidenn0 5y agoSo I chose not to believe your implicit accusation that the author is defaming Google.
- jfrunyon 5y agoIt's clear you have never heard of "innocent until proven guilty", so I'll explain it to you. You're actually supposed to believe the person accused until they've been proven guilty. Victims making up stories in which they are the victim is INCREDIBLY COMMON.
- lotsofpulp 5y ago> victims making up stories in which they are the victim are exceedingly rare, in reality. Not in my experience working retail/hospitality jobs. And lots of people crave attention. I see no reason to give either party more credence than the other absent evidence.
- camgunz 5y agoBut consider how many people shop. It's pretty likely that the number of people running retail scams is a small percentage. Doesn't make them any less soul-sucking to deal with, but that's not really the same thing.
- lotsofpulp 5y agoWhy is it relevant how many people shop? It seems to me the relevant metric is false positives and false negatives.
- camgunz 5y agoEh, ok fair. I was thinking like, percentage of consumers with legitimate complaints vs those with scams. I think that's relevant to the overarching discussion of "believe victims", but I agree at the complaint department the common denominator doesn't matter.