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FiveGoodMen

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63. Nothing works all the time.

Reply to La Lioness Priyanka (Reply #62)

Tue Sep 2, 2014, 04:34 PM

Sep 2014

What I'm saying is that we don't lambaste the locksmith for "blaming the victim".

But often on DU, anyone says anything about protecting yourself, they get jumped on as if they'd said the victim "had it coming".

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Jennifer Lawrence Nude Photo Leak Isn't A "Scandal." It's A Sex Crime. [View all] elehhhhna Sep 2014 OP

I agree with her. I also think in this age its politic to keep your roguevalley Sep 2014 #1

Exactly tazkcmo Sep 2014 #10

I get criticized a lot for this, but protecting yourself in the real world Cleita Sep 2014 #51

I agree with you, Cleita. If she had understood the vile nature of too many people roguevalley Sep 2014 #54

Yes jimlup Sep 2014 #2

A-fucking-men. JTFrog Sep 2014 #3

A-fucking-men? rocktivity Sep 2014 #24

So sick of the pathetic "if you didn't want them stolen why take them" NuclearDem Sep 2014 #4

Apparently that is an extremist position Kalidurga Sep 2014 #6

I love Jennifer Lawrence but she lives and works in a sewer. She needs to think roguevalley Sep 2014 #49

"lives and works in a sewer"? zappaman Sep 2014 #58

my fault. what i am saying is sharks hang out waiting to strike in her business. in the roguevalley Sep 2014 #66

Ok, but... zappaman Sep 2014 #67

yes it can but someone like her, famous and beautiful is a target. Her position roguevalley Sep 2014 #71

I've been quoting and linking to this all afternoon PeaceNikki Sep 2014 #5

Hey Peace Nikki Kalidurga Sep 2014 #7

a lot of the excuses people are offering are along the lines of La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #8

You nailed it! JustAnotherGen Sep 2014 #13

That's right... ReRe Sep 2014 #27

stealing is a crime Fred Drum Sep 2014 #35

+1 gollygee Sep 2014 #37

People DO lock their doors, though. FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #59

yes, and these people use internet security. doors can be broken. nt La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #60

Right, but you'd still advise someone to lock their doors anyway FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #61

why do you assume they didn't use security? when these billionaire techguru's give us a platform La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #62

Nothing works all the time. FiveGoodMen Sep 2014 #63

but locksmiths dont blame their clients. i dont get your analogy at all. La Lioness Priyanka Sep 2014 #64

But it's such a scary world nowadays kcr Sep 2014 #68

k&r LadyHawkAZ Sep 2014 #9

And the person that released them should be a registered sex offender 4b5f940728b232b034e4 Sep 2014 #11

Considering the fact that many people saw them Codeine Sep 2014 #26

Celebrity privilege anyone? cwydro Sep 2014 #12

America is turning into one, big perpetual contest of who can outcrazy the crazy. conservaphobe Sep 2014 #14

You know it is really pretty simple... sendero Sep 2014 #16

Of course I would mind. cwydro Sep 2014 #30

You are one.. sendero Sep 2014 #32

There are many,many ordinary citizens cwydro Sep 2014 #42

I totally agree.. sendero Sep 2014 #45

With you 100%. 840high Sep 2014 #21

It's also a crashing bore BeyondGeography Sep 2014 #15

Exactly. Why do we even need a thread (or two) about this non-story on here? mimi85 Sep 2014 #46

Funny jehop61 Sep 2014 #17

The next Hunger Games movie is due out in Novemer starroute Sep 2014 #34

She's starts the press junket in a month or so xmas74 Sep 2014 #69

stare rape 2.0? MisterP Sep 2014 #18

It's definitely a crime, but a sex crime? ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #19

I think it is a sex crime if the pictures were taken without her knowledge or permission. As you still_one Sep 2014 #23

Broadeneing the definition of what constitutes a sex crime that far is troubling. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #28

Anyone remember the infamous Sear's catalog mimi85 Sep 2014 #47

I said if the pictures were taken without her knowledge or permission that is a type still_one Sep 2014 #48

If I look through a window at the same stuff, I get a sex offender jacket. AngryAmish Sep 2014 #40

No. ColesCountyDem Sep 2014 #50

So when the NSA intercepts and steals pfitz59 Sep 2014 #20

That's totally different! Dr. Strange Sep 2014 #22

Huh? What does "sex" have to do with this crime? phil89 Sep 2014 #25

The photos are of a sexual nature and were meant to be private. alp227 Sep 2014 #52

Millions in Free Publicity HoosierCowboy Sep 2014 #29

Don't think it's a sex crime Lithos Sep 2014 #31

Yeah, calling this a sex crime demeans actual sex crimes. n/t X_Digger Sep 2014 #36

Yup nt cwydro Sep 2014 #43

+1 harun Sep 2014 #55

Yep, it's a crime of theft. hifiguy Sep 2014 #65

Crime - yes. Sex crime - no. Shadowsmith Sep 2014 #33

The subjects probably consented to those photos, as long as they remain PRIVATE. nt alp227 Sep 2014 #53

Sex-crime? No. Massive violation of privacy? Fucking-A... PoutrageFatigue Sep 2014 #38

Awkward Family Photos' response >>>> Roland99 Sep 2014 #39

Pretty good. n/t FSogol Sep 2014 #57

Mmmm if you're a ''celebrity'' and getting nude in front of a camera .. there's always a possiblity YOHABLO Sep 2014 #41

So a nude body is equivalent to sex, eh? randome Sep 2014 #44

It's a hacking. Hacking is a crime. Hackers are criminals who should be caught and punished. rocktivity Sep 2014 #56

No it's not. TransitJohn Sep 2014 #70