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37 years ago he may have made a mistake, with no proof other than hearsay..
What kind of proof do you think typically exists when a crime is committed and the only individuals present are the alleged victim and perpetrator?
That's kind of the point. We live in a system that is supposed to be "innocent until proven guilty". Not because people who commit crimes should get away with them, but because the opposite system would be completely untenable. How exactly is he supposed to prove that he is innocent? I don't care how sure anyone is that he did it. Prove it, or by our legal standard, he must be considered innocent.
If you want to live in a society where accusation is tantamount to fact, you're going to regret it as soon as anyone says anything about you.
Your conflating the legal system with greater society. He's not in jail or paying a settlement because there wasn't enough evidence to convict him in court. The rest of society is not bound by these same restrictions and are free to pass judgment as they please.
I wouldn't say accusations are tantamount to fact, but when you get dozens of people making the same accusation, about a crime that's difficult to prosecute and convict because of the nature of the crime, it's hard to give him the benefit of the doubt.
Are you not also passing judgement on the accusers here? You're essentially calling them all liars who are guilty of making false reports. Both sides can't be "innocent" here.
They were responding to a comment about the legal system and problems with prosecuting SA cases, so of course they are going to be discussing that over the wider social implications.
I don't know why you are jumping to conclusions here. The point they made about the legal system is extremely valid. As a survivor of CSA myself it's something I confront in my mind every single day, but they are right: the opposite method would be horrific.
I mean these types of comments come from the same crowd that chants "eat the rich" at every opportunity, without considering that, for the vast majority of the world, they are the rich and henceforth deserving of being "eaten"
Lol exactly, thank you for reminding me why I hate that phrase so much 🤣
"a mistake" is a strange way to word sexually assaulting a child
Allegedly