Disturbing comments on a poll I created...

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I agree, it's not funny and no one will believe it, but it's a classic get-out card. People who complain have 'no sense of humour' (general internet protocol) so most just roll their eyes and move on. By acting serious about the issue, the OP is likely to attract more vehemous responses.



I hope not, but I have heard tales of employers scouring the internet for dirt on the employees. A poll like this would be considered a black mark if discovered. That said, it's likely they won't bother going that far.

Pfeh, I hate get-out cards. They disgust me, as do most dishonesties. I am not even saying it is a wrong move though on those grounds. The problem I see is that it is not believable, and that a news story will get people distracted by the news story. The OP can get away with a lot if an external thing can be blamed for instilling the idea. Instead of the f**king sick OP, it is now the f**king sick Romanians or f**king sick Germans. If we want to shift blame though, I would probably sooner cite a news article, but citing anything external will help shift the issue. Faking a joke probably won't help though.


Well, yes, they do, but the problem is that they usually can't get too far into things that are out of sight. A poll like this would be considered a black mark regardless of whether he said it was a joke or not, but the issue is that even if he applied for a job now, unless one of his employers was one of the people who had already seen the poll, it is still unlikely they'd find it. I mean, a real better measure is just what the top google hits for a person happens to be.

I had not idea incest was illegal. I knew it's illegal for them to marry but having sex, I didn't know that.

You wanted to avoid bringing up abortion? You'd already done so, and that was what I was replying to. If you didn't want to bring it up, you should have not brought it up in the first place. Or, if you didn't want to bring it up in a reply, don't reply to a post specifically replying to your mention of abortion.

I think it may have happened because the person who insulted you was thinking, "Why would they ask this kind of question unless they had a sick mind?" I'm not suggesting you have a sick mind, just that the fact the question was even asked could be misconstrued. Some questions are rhetorical in nature (have obvious answers). The obvious answer to your poll question would be "No." To answer anything different from "No" would indicate deviant behavior on the part of the poll respondent. Some people would try to read between the lines and think you were looking for someone to "agree" with you that No might not be the best answer. A better poll question might have been something like: "Should child molesters and incestuous parents get the death penalty?"

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Fine, fine. You win the thread.

Raising a controversial topic doesn't make you a sick f*ck but IDK why you would really make that poll. People probably thought you were just trying to be outrageous. Does anyone think it should be legal? If they do, do we really need to know about it? lol.

It was kind of a weird question to ask.

Delete it. Forget you ever even asked.

I'm glad, Descartes, you were able to get a helpful discussion here.

I tend to be of the "explain what you wanted from the poll" type, since you apparently cannot delete it.

I found the articles on the previous page really interesting. There isn't enough information about the US couple, but I think the German couple kind of demonstrates why the laws exist - the impairment in the sister that makes her vulnerable (how does anyone really know if she is a fully consenting adult? That influence started at a vulnerable age and time), and the cost to society of passing that on to the kids. Still, the whole situation is sad, and you have to wonder if jail is the right answer, even if you agree the pair need to be forced apart. None of which fits into a poll, but you did get me thinking about it.