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Stupid is as stupid does
Jan. 10th, 2014 10:51 amhttp://ohnotheydidnt.livejournal.com/84720053.html
The comments on this thread literally make me ill. The OP simply says we shouldn't rush to judgement on the ACCUSATIONS made against Conor Oberst. He says he doesn't know enough to decide one way or another about the situation, and he's savaged as a "rape apologist". Other comments say that they absolutely believe the accuser 100% because NOT believing a rape accusation hurts women who've been raped. Further, some commenters even go so far as to say they believe that "guilty until proven innocent" should be the legal standard when it comes to rape charges.
Let me say, for the record, that I do not know, nor am I willing to speculate, about the charges against Conor Oberst. But I will defend with absolute certainty the belief, which is central to any civilized nations legal code, in the concept of innocence until guilt is proven in a court of law REGARDLESS of the nature of the charge.
The comments on this thread literally make me ill. The OP simply says we shouldn't rush to judgement on the ACCUSATIONS made against Conor Oberst. He says he doesn't know enough to decide one way or another about the situation, and he's savaged as a "rape apologist". Other comments say that they absolutely believe the accuser 100% because NOT believing a rape accusation hurts women who've been raped. Further, some commenters even go so far as to say they believe that "guilty until proven innocent" should be the legal standard when it comes to rape charges.
Let me say, for the record, that I do not know, nor am I willing to speculate, about the charges against Conor Oberst. But I will defend with absolute certainty the belief, which is central to any civilized nations legal code, in the concept of innocence until guilt is proven in a court of law REGARDLESS of the nature of the charge.