<i>I have the right to rape people who I pull over?</i><p>I suspect the cop&#x27;s story would be that the sex was consensual.<p>Really, now, do you think the cop&#x27;s defense strategy would be, &quot;I have the right to rape people I pull over?&quot; And also, on what evidence would you conclude that I would support such an extraordinary idea? Really!? What kind of caricatured straw men do you think you interact with on sites like HN?<p>There is a kind of generosity and intellectual honor which entails proving the null hypothesis and starting from the standpoint of giving people the benefit of the doubt. This is what I expect on HN.<p>There is another kind of Internet drama-seeking which does the opposite of the above, even if it defies common sense.