• soft_frog@kbin.social
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    1 year ago

    Yeah this whole thing isn’t simple. Even if he’s cleared of charges, these allegations are old and that makes them hard to prove or disprove.

    Further, the quantity is concerning. Maybe he’s just prolifically sexual but my gut can’t really get passed how many accusations there are over such a long span of time. Even if innocent, still creepy is my opinion.

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      1 year ago

      In general, any multimillionaire that gets off of a serious charge doesn’t mean they’re innocent.

      It just another example of having ridiculous amounts of money in our legal system means it’s really hard to be hel accountable.

      Hell, trump got off of beating and raping his wife, because of an old ass New York law that said a husband can’t rape his wife under any circumstance.

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        In general, any multimillionaire that gets off of a serious charge doesn’t mean they’re innocent.

        Don’t forget the flip-side of that - the prisons are full of poor people who do not deserve to be there. It’s almost as if the system was designed to be like this…

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        1 year ago

        Also, being a multimillionaire puts a target on your back. I’ll never forget the story about a man who already had a couple of million winning a huge lottery and how lawsuits, among other ever worse things, destroyed his life.

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      1 year ago

      the quantity is concerning

      And also not admissible in a criminal court. That’s part of the problem. If you look at the big picture, it’s obvious he did it, but it’s not as easy to prove it in criminal court.

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      1 year ago

      Yet suggest Pee-wee Herman is creepy and you get downvoted. Even though without question he was caught with illegal material.