> I think what I'm trying to say is, whatever may be your feelings of Reddit and its stature, this particular act by spez was pretty insignifiant in the grand scheme of things.

In court there’s a concept called “falsus in uno, falsus in omnibus”[1]. If you’re shown to have lied to the court once, then anything else you’ve said can be considered to be a lie as well. You lose the assumption of good faith of the judge and jury.

It might not be a courtroom, but the same concept applies to a so called “bastion of free speech” platform like Reddit.

[1]: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Falsus_in_uno,_falsus_in_omnib...