The argument seems to be that because society does pass that sentence already, we who disagree should "fix" it by making sure society doesn't learn that Mark is a cookie monster.
Does that not sound backwards? If the answer to your question is really "no", then we wouldn't need to have this discussion.
I suppose I can see the argument that things are unfair to Mark because other people got away with stealing cookies without having it on the public record.
I agree that it’s backwards but it’s not realistic to expect that from now on people will act rationally and not dismiss without a chance for an explanation a perfectly capable coder, Mark the Javascript developer, simply because his crime ended up in the news.
News doesn’t cover all the criminals even if they are convicted. For the most part, It’s an entertainment and the editorial process can make Mark unemployable because his crime brought a lot of ad impressions but the wife beater never ended up on the news because wasn’t shocking or interesting enough.
The argument seems to be that because society does pass that sentence already, we who disagree should "fix" it by making sure society doesn't learn that Mark is a cookie monster.
Does that not sound backwards? If the answer to your question is really "no", then we wouldn't need to have this discussion.
I suppose I can see the argument that things are unfair to Mark because other people got away with stealing cookies without having it on the public record.