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So he's been found innocent but something tells me that the internet in its infinite "wisdom" won't change its mind.
It's almost as if ruining (or at least trying to ruin) someone's life based on rumors and hearsay is no big deal. Spacey is rich enough to be able to fight these charges, but how many more people's lives will be ruined simply because people like to grab their pitchforks based solely on a lie?
That’s because anyone with a rational mind won’t be satisfied with the result of our judicial system. It’s a massive joke that benefits those with money.
When you live in a world that is rampant with fraud and corruption, and a world filled with judges and lawyers who are happy to accept a bribe for dishonesty, it’s really really hard to walk away from a court case with a feeling of fairness and honesty.
The court findings here aren’t enough to sway me when I see the level of bullshit that celebrities get away with.
We have too many blind idiots in the world who take things at face value. Don’t be one of those people.
Plus we're talking about things which are by their nature very difficult to prove. It's literally one person's word against another. Or in this case, nine people's word against one. All that this ruling tells us is that there was insufficient evidence to convict him beyond a reasonable doubt.
Do you think justice systems should adopt a less stringent standard for criminal convictions, like a preponderance of evidence?
No, but that also doesn't mean he's protected from the court of public opinion. Just because a court declares someone is innocent or guilty does not mean that I have to personally accept the court's decision, particularly given how often verdicts can end up being wrong.
Even if Spacey is not proven to be a rapist beyond all reasonable doubt, he is still probably a rapist based on the volume of testimony against him, and that's enough for me to distrust someone.