> If I pulled a gun on you right now and demanded that you hand me your phone and laptop, would you also consider that fair for the same reason?
Pretty sure threatening to shoot and shooting someone is not merely a property crime. Especially not one against a business, which seems to be critical to the context here.
A better comparison that would related to what we likely do around here would be something like "I 'hack' into your Git server and copy your source code and ransom it off." This is also criminal.
Indeed, if you want to change the scope and context, then one could argue that companies are already out there killing people, and by participating and supporting the system that upholds the companies doing that, you are therefore contributing to that killing. Meaning you are not innocent. But I wouldn't want to do that, so let's not.
>Pretty sure threatening to shoot and shooting someone is not merely a property crime. Especially not one against a business, which seems to be critical to the context here.
Fair point. How about I burgle your house instead?
Pretty sure threatening to shoot and shooting someone is not merely a property crime. Especially not one against a business, which seems to be critical to the context here.
A better comparison that would related to what we likely do around here would be something like "I 'hack' into your Git server and copy your source code and ransom it off." This is also criminal.
Indeed, if you want to change the scope and context, then one could argue that companies are already out there killing people, and by participating and supporting the system that upholds the companies doing that, you are therefore contributing to that killing. Meaning you are not innocent. But I wouldn't want to do that, so let's not.