On: Sweden reopens Assange rape investigation, to seek extradition

[idlewords]

Flagging this because I can't handle the HN discussion on the nature of rape from first principles.

[cwyers → idlewords]

It is so awful. I came to the site this morning because I expected to see discussion of Assange, but this is just unbearable.

[dang → idlewords]

Yes, that's bad. I've marked those subthreads offtopic and collapsed them.

[tptacek → idlewords]

Same. What a disaster of a thread.

[cpach → tptacek]

I think it would be great if we could avoid Assange threads here on HN. Nothing good will come out of it.

[cwyers → cpach]

It would be better if we had a community here that could handle discussing topics like this in a sensitive and respectful way.

[cpach → cwyers]

Maybe, but I’m afraid I can’t see that happening. Too many people lose their marbles when the topic of Assange comes up.