[ SECRET POST #3116 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #3116 ⌋

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Comments

[(Anonymous)]

Well two points: one, the court of public opinion is not actually part of the legal system, and these principles maybe don't function quite the same way in these different spheres.

Two, I think there's a strong argument to be made that there was more than enough evidence here before Goldberg had made her statement.

[(Anonymous)]

While the court of public opinion isn't the legal system, it has the potential to ruin a person's life. I don't think it's bad to ask that people wait for evidence before deciding someone's guilty of something, if it'll mean someone who winds up being innocent doesn't get painted with a scarlet letter.

[(Anonymous)]

But - again - there is a pretty substantial body of evidence in this case.

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But the reason we have a legal system is so that both sides can present their evidence.

That body of evidence, while compelling, was only complied on the "He is guilty" side. However overwhelming that may be there is always the possibility of another shoe dropping, and a responsible person should wait for trial before deciding they have all the evidence they need to make a decision.

Look at it this way, if you knew nothing about the case, and you were watching doctored footage of a trial, showing only the defence side, you would then have a "substantial body of evidence" wouldn't you? would you declare him innocent?

[(Anonymous)]

Well, no, that's bullshit. Bill Cosby is a famous, influential, and wealthy man who is more than capable of presenting his case in public. He has, in fact, tried to do so several times. The problem is that his side of the story is incredibly unconvincing and no one fucking believes him.

[(Anonymous)]

Bill Cosby is a famous, influential, and wealthy man who is more than capable of presenting his case in public

More that capable? Yes! Advisable for him to do so? Oh my word no. No, in the court of public opinion, the best thing you can do is say "No comment" and leave it at that. even saying "I didn't do it" would get you a guilty verdict in TCoPO

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He has, in fact, tried to do so several times

This right here is the PERFECT explanation of why TCoPO is a bad system to rely on. Because this is the first time I have ever heard of him trying to mount any defence on the matter. I have however heard it said "He didn't respond to accusations" "OMG that means he's totally guilty"

If you're trying to convince me he's guilty, save your keypresses, I already am. I am trying to highlight why people should not rely on TCoPO to render verdict.

[(Anonymous)]

And I think once Cosby himself, in a legal proceding, under oath admitted to buying drugs to drug women into sex, that it was pretty much game over on waiting for any type of evidence before saying he's guilty.

[(Anonymous)]

Cosby's admission is evidence, and that is what a lot of people were waiting for. Real evidence. The accusations are just accusations and not evidence in themselves. Accusation is not evidence, suspicion is not proof, and court of public opinion or no, I will not treat them as such.