Between the law and morality
<p><span word="There">There</span> <span word="are">are</span> <span word="many">many</span> <span word="ways">ways</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="interpret">interpret</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="sex">sex</span> <span word="photo">photo</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="Hong">Hong</span> <span word="Kong">Kong</span> <span word="pop">pop</span> <span word="stars">stars</span>. <span word="But">But</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="core">core</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="matter">matter</span>, <span word="as">as</span> <span word="I">I</span> <span word="see">see</span> <span word="it">it</span>, <span word="is">is</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="wrangling">wrangling</span> <span word="between">between</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="morality">morality</span>.</p><p><span word="On">On</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="side">side</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="pinpoint">pinpoint</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="broke">broke</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="If">If</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="take">take</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="notebook">notebook</span> <span word="computer">computer</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="repair">repair</span> <span word="shop">shop</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repairman">repairman</span> <span word="makes">makes</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="copy">copy</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="hard">hard</span> <span word="drive">drive</span> <span word="without">without</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="permission">permission</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="stealing">stealing</span>, <span word="pure">pure</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="simple">simple</span>. <span word="For">For</span> <span word="those">those</span> <span word="netizens">netizens</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="disagree">disagree</span>, <span word="let">let</span> <span word="me">me</span> <span word="give">give</span> <span word="an">an</span> <span word="analogy">analogy</span>: <span word="Say">Say</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="call">call</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="cable">cable</span> <span word="repairman">repairman</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="home">home</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="fix">fix</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="line">line</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="gets">gets</span> <span word="curious">curious</span> <span word="about">about</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="contents">contents</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="your">your</span> <span word="closet">closet</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="removes">removes</span> <span word="something">something</span>, <span word="that">that</span> <span word="would">would</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="rule">rule</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="ethics">ethics</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="law">law</span>. <span word="There">There</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="no">no</span> <span word="way">way</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="can">can</span> <span word="explain">explain</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="away">away</span> <span word="by">by</span> <span word="saying">saying</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="stumbled">stumbled</span> <span word="upon">upon</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="item">item</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="took">took</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="incriminating">incriminating</span> <span word="evidence">evidence</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="customer">customer</span>.</p><p><span word="If">If</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="repairman">repairman</span> <span word="happened">happened</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="notice">notice</span> <span word="Edison">Edison</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> - <span word="the">the</span> <span word="actor">actor</span> <span word="at">at</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="center">center</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="scandal">scandal</span> - <span word="which">which</span> <span word="he">he</span> <span word="felt">felt</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="immoral">immoral</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span>, <span word="he">he</span> <span word="should">should</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="called">called</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="authorities">authorities</span> <span word="instead">instead</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="snooping">snooping</span> <span word="around">around</span> <span word="other">other</span> <span word="people">people</span>'<span word="s">s</span> <span word="private">private</span> <span word="lives">lives</span>.</p><p><span word="What">What</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="lovers">lovers</span> <span word="was">was</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="illegal">illegal</span> <span word="if">if</span> (<span word="a">a</span>) <span word="the">the</span> <span word="women">women</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="coerced">coerced</span>, (<span word="b">b</span>) <span word="they">they</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="underage">underage</span> <span word="when">when</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photos">photos</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="taken">taken</span>, <span word="or">or</span> (<span word="c">c</span>) <span word="he">he</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="intend">intend</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="publicize">publicize</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="photos">photos</span>. <span word="From">From</span> <span word="what">what</span> <span word="we">we</span> <span word="know">know</span> <span word="now">now</span>, <span word="it">it</span> <span word="seems">seems</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="be">be</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="case">case</span>. <span word="So">So</span>, <span word="from">from</span> <span word="a">a</span> <span word="legal">legal</span> <span word="perspective">perspective</span>, <span word="Chen">Chen</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="starlets">starlets</span> <span word="were">were</span> <span word="victims">victims</span>.</p><p><span word="Yet">Yet</span>, <span word="when">when</span> <span word="you">you</span> <span word="search">search</span> <span word="and">and</span> <span word="research">research</span> <span word="online">online</span>, <span word="the">the</span> <span word="predominant">predominant</span> <span word="reaction">reaction</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="against">against</span> <span word="Chen">Chen</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="who">who</span> <span word="filched">filched</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="files">files</span>. <span word="That">That</span> <span word="is">is</span> <span word="because">because</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="digital">digital</span> <span word="thief">thief</span> <span word="did">did</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="seem">seem</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="have">have</span> <span word="any">any</span> <span word="commercial">commercial</span> <span word="or">or</span> <span word="malicious">malicious</span> <span word="intention">intention</span>. <span word="He">He</span> <span word="just">just</span> <span word="shared">shared</span> <span word="his">his</span> <span word="loot">loot</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="some">some</span> <span word="friends">friends</span>, <span word="and">and</span> <span word="one">one</span> <span word="of">of</span> <span word="them">them</span> <span word="could">could</span> <span word="not">not</span> <span word="resist">resist</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="temptation">temptation</span> <span word="to">to</span> <span word="share">share</span> <span word="it">it</span> <span word="with">with</span> <span word="the">the</span> <span word="vast">vast</span> <span word="online">online</span> <span word="populace">populace</span>.</p>
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