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tehstone · 3576 days ago · link · · parent · post: How one stupid tweet ruined Justine Sacco's Life - NY Times
As astoundingly inappropriate as Justine's comment and the comments or actions of the others mentioned may be, I think perhaps society as a whole needs to take a step back and recognize what this kind of hyperbolic reaction to such things is. Do people deserve to lose their job and be sent into such deep depression over a single lapse in judgement? I'd argue that they do not. A bit of patience, empathy and understanding goes a long way, especially when the person is truly apologetic for what they've said or done.