sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 7 days agoSenator at center of Utah AI data center debate gets physical, slaps phone out of reporter’s hand — reporter covering cases of harassment against his businesswww.tomshardware.comexternal-linkmessage-square16linkfedilinkarrow-up1330arrow-down12
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minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up40·7 days agoIf a “regular” person slapped a phone out of a politician’s hand or–god forbid!–a cop’s hand, they would be arrested and charged with assault. Instead, the victim was served with a trespassing notice. Hm.
minus-squaredan1101@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up16·6 days agoYes, if a person of authority does something like this they should be removed from their position. Higher authority, higher responsibility, higher standards, they should all go together.
If a “regular” person slapped a phone out of a politician’s hand or–god forbid!–a cop’s hand, they would be arrested and charged with assault.
Instead, the victim was served with a trespassing notice. Hm.
Yes, if a person of authority does something like this they should be removed from their position. Higher authority, higher responsibility, higher standards, they should all go together.