senryu on Nostr: We try people in media all the time. Crime is the lifeblood of newspapers and TV. ...
We try people in media all the time. Crime is the lifeblood of newspapers and TV. Doesn't stop them from having a fair trial should it go to court. Why should it be different for celebrities?
It's the imposition of criminal penalties that require the higher burden of proof. In civil court, the burden is "balance of probabilities" which is how the public is deciding in any event. Brand was offered a chance to refute the charges but declined.
Several of his victims reported to the police at the time but nothing was done. Women face considerable abuse and loss of status by reporting with very little likelihood of return. Unless you present with severe physical trauma, have witnesses and claim it was by a stranger, cops pretty much write it off as consensual. And you can see how the bros circle the wagons when one of their own get accused.
It's the imposition of criminal penalties that require the higher burden of proof. In civil court, the burden is "balance of probabilities" which is how the public is deciding in any event. Brand was offered a chance to refute the charges but declined.
Several of his victims reported to the police at the time but nothing was done. Women face considerable abuse and loss of status by reporting with very little likelihood of return. Unless you present with severe physical trauma, have witnesses and claim it was by a stranger, cops pretty much write it off as consensual. And you can see how the bros circle the wagons when one of their own get accused.