Assange had no charges against him by any institution, but was still imprisoned in solitary confinement (an established form of torture). If you object to Moore bailing Assange out, you object to someone spending money to end the torture of someone who hasn’t even been charged with a crime.
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I was going to make a comment about the difference between a bail hearing and an actual trial but looking at the threads...
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Because, honestly, a lot of the people who are complaining about what MM did…have absolutely no idea how the law fucking...
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people can get rid of evidence, especially in a rape case and ESPECIALLY if the accused is someone who’s done something...
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“If you object to Moore bailing Assange out, you object to someone spending money to end the torture of someone…” ^ Good...
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Commentary. Yes.
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fillingthespaces reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
The problem being that under a system requiring “proof beyond a reasonable doubt”, perpetrators are often unconvictable...
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There is absolutely no evidence for the sex crimes Assange is being prosecuted for. They are a manufactured smear...
rosietint reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
What evidence can there be? I’m not asking this rhetorically. I actually asking you, what evidence can there be in a...
pixyled reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
This is another problem with rape being convicted. A great number of rape kits are not even tested in many places (in...
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bowiecadmium reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
Do you think we should dismiss an accusation of rape simply because there is a single accuser? A single witness? Because...
jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from bowiecadmium and added:
I understand that now, and I apologize for whatever implications that I’ve made. I’ll drop the subject.
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jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from rosietint and added:
…no, that’s not what I said at all. The police, not you, are responsible for collecting evidence. In order to convict...
bowiecadmium reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
[1] New evidence: “The woman’s lawyer appealed against the decision. Director of public prosecution Marianne Ny decided...
rosietint reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
That isn’t a solution. That is reality. But, as I said, I’m glad to know that if I’m raped I better collect ALL THE...
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skeletonfun reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
Right, but you’re ignoring centuries of a patriarchal judiciary system. Women’s rights have only become an issue within...
jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from rosietint and added:
That solution is unacceptable, but still far superior to convicting people of rape based on a single accusation.
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jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from bowiecadmium and added:
So you think convictions should be based on a single accusation? There are two instances in question (enough to...
rosietint reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
So what then, we should just accept that rape is difficult crime to prove and move on? And we just accept that rapists...
jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from rosietint and added:
If I understand your first statement, you believe that because evidence other than eye witness testimony is used to...
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I can’t believe it was really just said that an accusation should be enough to convict someone of a crime. Thats...
jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from bowiecadmium and added:
[1] There have been no new charges. If you have evidence otherwise, I welcome it. The investigation was reopened, true,...
bowiecadmium reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
That’s really fucking condescending. First you dismiss this person’s statement by calling them “emotional” and then...
rosietint reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
Um, people are convicted of various offenses all the fucking time with zero eye witnesses, let alone one. Can you name...
jonathan-cunningham reblogged this from rosietint and added:
It’s obvious how emotionally attached to this issue you are, but can you name any other offense in which it would be...
emiryb reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
genuine curiosity: what should be enough evidence to convict someone...rape, then? In too...
rosietint reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
And there you have it. EVEN IF HE DID ACTUALLY RAPE THEM, the women saying in a court of law that they were raped are...
bowiecadmium reblogged this from jonathan-cunningham and added:
While I think I get the point that you are making about Assange and the issue over his imprisonment and bail, I would...
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It’s a difficult issue to navigate, but as I said, the courts have a very poor track record of dealing with rape...
