Comment on eBay hit with $3M fine, admits to “terrorizing innocent people”
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 8 months ago“Instigated” implying conspiracy that was not round to exist, or they would have been charged.
eBay’s board found the same: ebayinc.com/…/ebay-inc-issues-statement-regarding…
They’re assholes, but there are no laws against being an asshole.
AbouBenAdhem@lemmy.world 8 months ago
“Instigated” in the age-old “will no one rid me of this turbulent priest” sense.
They weren’t charged because laws have always been understood to afford a loophole of plausible deniability to those in power.
killeronthecorner@lemmy.world 8 months ago
Which the CCO was not afforded. Strange zig-zagging lines to draw.
Always attribute to stupidity … etc.