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Silicon Valley CEO Pleads ‘No Contest’ to Abusing His Wife

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Re: Silicon Valley CEO Pleads ‘No Contest’ to Abusing His Wife

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Post by drawnwren »

sounds wrote: post #47
drawnwren wrote: post #23

What he did is really shitty, but is this article appropriate for HN? This feels much more like smut than articles I am used to seeing here.

I'm disturbed seeing this article as well, but if the tech industry is going to face the facts, this needs to be upvoted. Gamergate? Uber's woes? It's indicative of a larger problem. I would prefer less commentary and more call to action in the discussion, but that's just me. This is happening right in Santa Clara! Call the "Santa Clara Hall of Justice!" This is local government, tell them how you feel. (Yes, the num…

So a discussion of a larger problem in tech would seem very warranted on HN, but this article is very specific in its scope and it comes out in the discussion that formed around it. I.e. lots of, "this individual is disgusting" vs "this ties into the larger problem in tech." Again, I completely agree with the sentiments expressed - but HN is an explicitly walled garden.

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Post by sctb »

thr2477 wrote: post #20

She could call a police, instead of kidnapping children. >discriminate against Indians or any other particular group Except men...

We've banned this throwaway's main account for repeatedly creating new ones to violate the guidelines with.

We detached this subthread from https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=14136636 and marked it off-topic.

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Post by davenbuster »

mc32 wrote: post #12

Strangely, it appears the main reason this was not elevated to felony assault is because the DA in St Clara County avoided that because it could lead to deportation which the DA prefers to avoid, "Fein indicated that his boss, Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen, seeks to avoid such deportations". That seems odd. Not saying Rosen's decision is as malformed as Aaron Pesky's, but it deserves some questioning.

As policy, I don't think anything like immigration status should be a consideration when deciding on charges. There's a reason our ideal of justice is depicted as blind. Perhaps it could be considered as mitigating/aggravating circumstance at sentencing.

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Post by nojvek »

paulddraper wrote: post #50
propman wrote: post #35

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Men in India are far different than Indian men in America though. Indian men in America have the lowest crime rates by an order of magnitude in all facets, are the wealthiest, possess the highest percentage of college degrees etc. You're seeing the best and the brightest with a few scum that slip through the cracks. There are tens of millions of people in India especially in villages that force marry children and do…

You may be right; Indian Americans will probably be closer to American norms than Indians.

I believe when it comes to Skilled Immigration policy, America has some really good filters.

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Post by noam87 »

mc32 wrote: post #12

Strangely, it appears the main reason this was not elevated to felony assault is because the DA in St Clara County avoided that because it could lead to deportation which the DA prefers to avoid, "Fein indicated that his boss, Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen, seeks to avoid such deportations". That seems odd. Not saying Rosen's decision is as malformed as Aaron Pesky's, but it deserves some questioning.

Is this not fair grounds for mistrial? (honest question)

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Post by dragonwriter »

enraged_camel wrote: post #42
guiambros wrote: post #27

Earlier quoted context omitted.

He's a criminal, and criminals should go to jail. Only after release they should be deported. Cost is not the issue. The issue is letting criminals go unpunished, because their only sentence is getting a free ride back to their country (which, btw, is also paid by taxpayers dollars).

>>He's a criminal, and criminals should go to jail. Only after release they should be deported. That's not how it works. We deport illegal aliens instead of putting them in prison, despite the fact that they broke the law. The reason is obvious. >>The issue is letting criminals go unpunished, because their only sentence is getting a free ride back to their country (which, btw, is also paid by taxpayers dollars). The…

> We deport illegal aliens instead of putting them in prison, despite the fact that they broke the law.

Because usually the law they broke wasn't criminal, and quite often if it was criminal (particularly if any other crime than illegal entry— which not all "illegal aliens" are guilty of, because, e.g., visa overstays—is involved) they serve a criminal sentence first, and then are deported (and sometimes, not even then are deported.)

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Post by lwhite48 »

This is shameful and sadly just another example of one of the reasons why so many woman do not come forward.

Also extremely upsetting to see next to nothing about it on twitter. We badger United (rightfully so), but us living and working here in the Bay Area barely seem to even notice things like this. It's our voice that can have the most impact here in at the very least making it difficult for him to keep his job. Without severe consequences people, especially those in power, will continue to abuse.

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Post by nojvek »

I have no idea what the Santa Clara judge was thinking, but I think he just made a whole lot of women feel like taking such things to court will actually make things work. I'm pretty sure Neha will get beaten up even more after Guttani leaves in 13 days.

Why would he even care if he gets deported. Does America really want scum like this? Silicon Valley investors will invest in his company anyway, just the way United stock has sprung back.

This makes me incredibly sad how such actions go away unpunished without any serious repercussions.

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Post by nojvek »

mc32 wrote: post #12

Strangely, it appears the main reason this was not elevated to felony assault is because the DA in St Clara County avoided that because it could lead to deportation which the DA prefers to avoid, "Fein indicated that his boss, Santa Clara District Attorney Jeff Rosen, seeks to avoid such deportations". That seems odd. Not saying Rosen's decision is as malformed as Aaron Pesky's, but it deserves some questioning.

I wonder what happens when a Judge makes a terrible decision. Does he get fired? What is his incentive to do the right thing?

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Post by nojvek »

bakul wrote: post #15

Many years ago my colleagues and I helped another colleague and her kids move out of her home. She was deathly scared of her abuser husband and planned everything in secret. But things quite stressful when the husband showed up in the middle of the move (a neighbor called the husband thinking a burglary was taking place). In the end nobody got hurt and we drove away the moving van but we were all shaking. Her husband…

Seems crunchbase updated his profile. https://www.crunchbase.com/person/abhishek-gattani#/entity

Seems like the investors aren't quite happy with him too. https://pando.com/2017/04/18/i-am-seething-anger-calling-him...

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