sanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months 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-square15linkfedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10cross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkSenator 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.comsanitation@lemmy.radio to Technology@lemmy.worldEnglish · 2 months agomessage-square15linkfedilinkcross-posted to: politics@lemmy.world
minus-squareDrusas@fedia.iolinkfedilinkarrow-up0·2 months 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-up0·1 month 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.