Kevin Spacey cleared over all sexual assault charges (www.bbc.co.uk)

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[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 2 points 11 months ago

There needs to be trust in the justice system. Otherwise, there's no point in having a justice system. If he's cleared, then there wasn't enough evidence and he should be considered innocent. That's how our justice system works. Don't break the social contract because of your vendetta against rich people.

The problem is that our society doesn't encourage people to immediately report crimes nor provide sufficient support for people who have been abused.

[-] Chetzemoka@kbin.social 0 points 11 months ago

Do you think OJ Simpson is innocent? Would you want your daughter or sister to marry him?

The are different standards for a reason. Society is perfectly capable of being aware that someone is a giant dickbag without there being enough evidence to justify using the power of the state to remove their freedom and incarcerate them. Those are two extraordinarily different things and you know it.

To suggest otherwise is to imply that the government is a perfect arbiter of dispute that we should all just blindly accept. Something tells me you wouldn't be so keen on that stance when it worked against your interests

[-] Dreadrat@aussie.zone 1 points 11 months ago

I think we need to recognise the moral panic of the situation too. People are out there looking to cancel others, others are out to use the moment for financial gain, and then there is the legitimate ones too. We dont know which they are and for the most part, the judicial system is only OK at separating them.

If you can smear someone and that's it their life is over, no matter the truth of it, then what justice is that?

What's the truth here.. not very many people know, clearly.

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemm.ee 0 points 11 months ago

Yeah, more apologetics from someone who doesn't get that our system is clearly failing us and we want, no DEMAND something new and different.

[-] zephyreks@lemmy.ca 0 points 11 months ago

A new justice system? Might as well overthrow the government and start over then, because the common law system is literally the foundation of society.

[-] pinkdrunkenelephants@lemm.ee 1 points 11 months ago

That's exactly what we want, yes. And we'll end up getting it too, with climate collapse, so trying to intimidate me into submitting to a system that is inherently biased and abusive and has done nothing but hurt myself and everyone I know and love personally will get you nowhere.

I will NOT change my mind on this and you can't make me.

WE will not change our minds on this and you can't make us.

We can and will make something better and there's nothing you can do to stop us.

Nothing.