Reddit comments and posts have been used in investigations. In the UK a teenager was sentenced for writing some "racist" comment(I'm not saying this is right or wrong, just that it happened).
Just think, the admins have the power to edit your comment as they see fit and you'll have no proof as your comment isn't even marked as edited.
To clarify, are you suggesting that someone was indicted based purely on a Reddit post?
If so, that in itself is scarier than anything else being discussed here.
To assume Reddit is a unedited source of truth is just insane. Why people felt it was 100% tamper proof is beyond me. I wouldn't even trust public companies like Twitter to not have potential flaws like this.
It's nothing new in UK, they are literally CCTV state now. Don't forget American folks that in most of the countries over here we don't have free speech ;)
And in the light of this news that Reddit CEO edited comments -- it's scary stuff -- for fun or not.
No, nor elected prosecutors. There is however a system where if you plead not guilty and are convicted you have to pay towards the court costs: http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-32078676
Just think, the admins have the power to edit your comment as they see fit and you'll have no proof as your comment isn't even marked as edited.
It's a scary thought.