Zak Smith is suing his accusers

[Gradine]

Reason #436 to never take any of this nonsense seriously or engage with it:

The "victims" in the specific situations in which this thread is about? Objectively speaking and containing our context to just this situation, that would be the women who are being falsely accused of slander and being sued.

Notice which direction the "empathy" never seems to flow?

 

[BookBarbarian]

I was going to give a business a bad review on Yelp once, but then I remembered that I can't prove their service was bad in a court of law, so I didn't.

SMH

 

[Morrus]

I was going to give a business a bad review on Yelp once, but then I remembered that I can't prove their service was bad in a court of law, so I didn't.

SMH

I was going to suggest that such an action might be unfair, but then I remembered that you haven't been imprisoned after a lengthy court trial for it, so I didn't.

 

[Arnwolf666]

I was going to suggest that such an action might be unfair, but then I remembered that you haven't been imprisoned after a lengthy court trial for it, so I didn't.

If it’s an accusation it must be true.

 

[Morrus]

If it’s an accusation it must be true.

Bored now.

 

[Gradine]

By the by, reason #437 is that frivolous and false SLAPP suits are far more common than false accusations of crime, disproportionally affect those who are most marginalized or without power, all for reasons which @lowkey13 already did a very good job of outlining upthread.

 

[Umbran]

Like I said if it was someone I know. But these aren’t people I know. I’m not going to assume he is guilty or treat him like he is guilty.

Nobody is asking you to treat him like anything. The world is a big place. I don't expect you have much chance of ever even interacting with him, much less remembering and recognizing him if you do.

 

[hawkeyefan]

I am terrified of being accused falsely of domestic violence, sexual misconduct, and rape because of how being falsely accused can destroy you. I wake up terrified of that everyday.

I don’t want to dogpile on you....but that’s a really weird thing to wake up terrified of.

 

[Morrus]

I don’t want to dogpile on you....but that’s a really weird thing to wake up terrified of.

Every day!

 

[generic]

I don’t want to dogpile on you....but that’s a really weird thing to wake up terrified of.

Well, I know I won't be accused of those things. It's impossible to if you stay inside, alone, all day!

Just kidding.

About the not going outside part.