Joshua Zelinsky wrote:
Quoting Steve Summit scs@eskimo.com:
John Lee wrote:
This is appalling.
Or else it's no big deal at all. Partly it depends on how you look at it.
Two problems: first, there were multiple convictions...
Have we confirmed that, or are we still taking the Register's anonymous informant's word for it? (I haven't followed the whole thread; apologies if this point has in fact been cleared up.)
I shouldn't have said "it's no big deal"; clearly it's at least a little bit of a deal. But, as potentially serious as it is, I don't think it's a world-is-coming-to-an-end deal.