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[–] viking@infosec.pub 5 points 1 day ago (2 children)

Yes. There is a due process that needs to be observed, and exposing people just because you don't agree with the ruling is exactly the argument fascists and dictators bring to push their agenda and discredit the court of law.

You might also look further into this specific case, the article is very one-sided and meant to create outrage.

  1. The alleged perpetrator tried to bring the woman home but her roommate didn't open for over 30 min
  2. They've been making out in the bar and been observed holding hands and kissing by a cctv along the way
  3. Eventually they ended up in the guys house where they had sex, which she later said was nonconsensual, which is very much possible. However, witnesses say the guy was also drunk beyond being able to reasonably give consent.
  4. He was given a suspended 3 year sentence, not a free pass.
[–] JacksonLamb@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Point 2 sounds like you think kissing someone entitles you to rape them.

It doesn't.

[–] viking@infosec.pub 2 points 1 day ago

I never said nor I implied that. The point made during the trial was that the people were observed to be intimate and drunk, so whatever happened next was at least not premeditated.

[–] unemployedclaquer@sopuli.xyz 0 points 1 day ago

so his roomie was Brock Turner