[Discuss] RMS

[richard.pieri at gmail.com (Rich Pieri)]

On Fri, 20 Sep 2019 23:50:12 -0400
John Abreau <abreauj at gmail.com> wrote:

> Of course, if Stallman was assuming Minsky did indeed sleep with the
> victim, then Benford's testimony doesn't count in Stallman's favor.
> In that case, Stallman's remarks could be considered creepy, but
> Minsky's turning down the victim's approach would not be creepy.

This. Here is what RMS wrote:

> The accusation quoted is a clear example of inflation.  The reference
> reports the claim that Minsky had sex with one of Epstein's harem.
> (See
> https://www.theverge.com/2019/8/9/20798900/marvin-minsky-jeffrey-epstein-sex-trafficking-island-court-records-unsealed.)
> Let's presume that was true (I see no reason to disbelieve it).
> 
> The word "assaulting" presumes that he applied force or violence, in
> some unspecified way, but the article itself says no such thing.
> Only that they had sex.

This is RMS presuming that Minsky did have sex with Giuffre. Then he
explains why, if this really happened, it was not rape or sexual
assault.

Now substitute Epstein for Minsky in RMS' rhetoric and see what you get.

-- 
Rich Pieri