Unpopular opinion, maybe, but I like it this way. I recognize the two would-bes enough from their bit of news, but I don’t care to know more. We talk about not glorifying mass shooters, and I also think, even if their target is a shitty wannabe dictator, we shouldn’t give any glorifying attention to assassins. The key promise of democracy is the peaceful transition of power, not that it won’t suck ass sometimes. If these people had succeeded, that would’ve escalated the current climate to something we can’t step away from, and some parts of the world seem hopelessly and endlessly stuck in that status.
What I’m trying to say is they weren’t just attacking one evil person; they were attacking peaceful society, and losing the peace can be worse and more permanent than anything the one evil guy does, especially since we still largely believe that there shall be another election on schedule and that people can vote in a way that shall be counted and shall matter.
…and killing the dual boot feature of the PS3, and attacking Geohot for rooting the PS3 (so people could resume dual booting)…