Originally posted by Marsupial at 8-8-2009 12:02
For one thing, the choice of the word "authority" is totally inappropriate.
You're right...
"Authority" is probably a poorly chosen word, and "ability" is probably better, and less confrontational....
But it is not wrong.
http://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/authority
Please look at definition #3.
Once the photo is in the possession of the guy, he IS the ABSOLUTE AUTHORITY, when it comes to choosing whether the picture is posted on the internet or not.
No one "authorized" (meaning "gave permission") him to post pictures, but he IS the "authority" (meaning "person in charge, one with the power")
He is the absolute authority, the highest power, the big cheese, that can decide whether the picture will end up on the internet, or not.
The police can't stop him, the WG can't stop him, heck... WE can't stop him....
Is this right (in a moral sense)? I would say "no".... but other may, and are allowed to, disagree
Originally posted by Marsupial at 8-8-2009 12:02
But aren't you just stating the obvious here? Of course after the pic has been taken, it then depends on the guy who has it whether he posts ot or not. I don't think anyone really needed that explained to him. The point under discussion is whether one should post pics obtained by deception. It's a question of doing the right thing. Saying it's the girl's fault is just blaming the victim. People make bad decisions all the time; that may be naive, but that's not a free license to fuck people over. If I confided some potentially embarrassing information to you, that may have been very stupid on my part, but it doesn't "authorize" you to make use of that info to stab me in the back.
I don't think anyone is arguing with you here.
The morally right thing to do (under what society dictates), is to keep your word, and not post pictures that you say you wouldn't post.
Heck, the morally right thing to do (under what society dictates), is to not pay for sex, but that's going off topic....
When you say this: "Saying it's the girl's fault is just blaming the victim. People make bad decisions all the time; that may be naive, but that's not a free license to fuck people over.", I totally agree with you. We SHOULDN'T screw them over.
But it does not surprise me the least, when "naive" people ARE screwed over.
I only have so much sympathy for these people. When you trust "strangers" with something that is potentially harmful to your social life/lifestyle/etc., you need to EXPECT to be fucked over after some point.
I'm not saying it's a good thing, but it IS to be expected.
Darwinism WILL rear its ugly head.
FYI, those that don't understand about Darwinism... it's about evolution and "survival of the fittest"....