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skcin7 on March 19, 2013 | parent | context | favorite | on: Uncovering an advertising fraud scheme (NSFW) (201...

> "he did it on a computer so burn him at the stake"

This is a result of the general public's incredible ignorance when it comes to how computers work. I hope this trend will fade soon as newer generations that have been raised on computers become older. I really dislike the whole "he did it on a computer so burn him at the stake" mentality that government seems to have today.

jbooth on March 19, 2013 [–]

I think its more specifically a case of senior legislators and policymakers hatefearing the internet. They're supposed to be the rulemakers.

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