08-21-2018, 05:34 PM
(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.
That applies to many crimes. This is nothing specific to the "me too movement".
If you are accused of stealing from the bank where you work then you are going to lose that job until the investigation is concluded. Same with allegations of child abuse at a day care.
This is no grounds to dismiss the me too movement.
