Blaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 2 days agoWoman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subwayfuturism.comexternal-linkmessage-square269linkfedilinkarrow-up1488arrow-down132file-textcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netusa@midwest.socialdobre@szmer.info
arrow-up1456arrow-down1external-linkWoman Hailed as Hero for Smashing Man's Meta Smart Glasses on Subwayfuturism.comBlaze (he/him)@piefed.zip to Privacy@programming.devEnglish · 2 days agomessage-square269linkfedilinkfile-textcross-posted to: technology@hexbear.netusa@midwest.socialdobre@szmer.info
A New York subway rider has accused a woman of breaking his Meta smart glasses. She was later hailed as a hero.
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up7·24 hours agoThe thing is, it may actually threaten someone’s wellbeing. Surveillance, especially under a police state, can be a very clear and sometimes immediate threat.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·20 hours agoYou can’t legally commit violence based on a hypothetical scenario.
minus-squareAllero@lemmy.todaylinkfedilinkarrow-up4arrow-down1·19 hours agoYou can’t legally overthrow an oppressive regime, either. Legality is not the same as morality.
minus-squarevillage604@adultswim.fanlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·13 hours agoOk, but you can’t morally attack someone for a hypothetical scenario either.
minus-squareCruxifux@feddit.nllinkfedilinkarrow-up1·19 hours agoExactly. The amount of people here saying “let the cops do it” or saying something about how whatever response is “illegal” is irritating.
The thing is, it may actually threaten someone’s wellbeing.
Surveillance, especially under a police state, can be a very clear and sometimes immediate threat.
You can’t legally commit violence based on a hypothetical scenario.
You can’t legally overthrow an oppressive regime, either. Legality is not the same as morality.
Ok, but you can’t morally attack someone for a hypothetical scenario either.
Exactly. The amount of people here saying “let the cops do it” or saying something about how whatever response is “illegal” is irritating.