08-21-2018, 10:22 AM
(08-21-2018, 08:22 AM)TheLeonardLeap Wrote: 1. Agreed.
2. Because it's a toxic movement that promotes burning people at the state of public opinion before any facts, evidence, or due process has a chance. It might have started off as something intended to be good, but it quickly and irreparably diverted course. Take a look at Chris Hardwick. His ex wrote an angry open letter accusing him of things, and instantly he was crucified in public opinion, lost his jobs, lost his public appearances, got every mention of him wiped from the site he created... only for an independent investigator to later find zero evidence against him. Damage already done though, he got his show back, but not until he went through a long period of torment and defamation. His career/life won't ever be the same.
A simple accusation gets you automatically fired these days, and there's really nothing you can do to defend yourself against it, true or not.
Very well stated and perfectly true. I personally take a lot of pleasure in seeing pigs like Weinstein get what they richly deserve. I loathe the idea that a mere accusation is sufficient to destroy a person's life. It seems we never get it right in this country, we always go from problem to over correction.
