Zak Smith is suing his accusers

[DammitVictor]

The saddest thing about all of these sad, scared little men is that they are statistically more likely to be sexually assaulted themselves than they are to be falsely accused of sexual assault.

And they're working so hard to keep it that way.

 

[generic]

The saddest thing about all of these sad, scared little men is that they are statistically more likely to be sexually assaulted themselves than they are to be falsely accused of sexual assault.

And they're working so hard to keep it that way.

Jeez, political rhetoric much?

 

[Umbran]

Apparently this guy is being deprived of alot. Shunned and losing work. I’m trying to have empathy for people falsely accused.

So, do you assume Zak S is falsely accused?

He is accused, yes. But why have empathy for him if you don't know the accusations are false?

 

[DammitVictor]

Jeez, political rhetoric much?

Science isn't political. People who don't understand that often confuse their politics for science.

 

[generic]

So, do you assume Zak S is falsely accused?

He is accused, yes. But why have empathy for him if you don't know the accusations are false?

Perfect response.

Personally, I have no feelings about Zak either way. He seems like a jerk to me, but there seems to be no evidence, so I have no qualms about not feeling immense empathy for Mr. Smith.

If he is falsely accused, that's one thing, otherwise, well... he'll get what he deserves.

 

[lowkey13]

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[generic]

Science isn't political. People who don't understand that often confuse their politics for science.

People who don't understand science are statistically more likely to quote statistics using harsh rhetoric, showing that they have no idea how science works.

4th-dimensional move, I must say!

 

[DammitVictor]

If he is falsely accused, that's one thing, otherwise, well... he'll get what he deserves.

Statistically, there is also a very small chance of that ever happening.

 

[Sacrosanct]

Many years ago in my early 20s, I was falsely accused of sexual harassment by a coworker. She wanted to go out with me for the longest time ,and when she finally asked, I declined. She asked why, and I said it's because she smokes and I don't. The next day I got brought into HR and was accused of sexual harassment. I explained my position. They said it was her word against mine, so I said if that's the case, then they should be aware that her past 2 boyfriends both have restraining orders against her. One she stabbed, and the other she hit with her car.

they did their investigation, and a week later I was cleared and she suddenly moved out of state. But that was the only time it's ever happened, and i'm in my upper 40s now. So it's not something I worry too much about of happening, and I don't think most men should. If there's any men who have a reason to be genuinely afraid of being falsely accused (not just sexual crimes, but crimes in general), it's black and latino men. That still happens with unfortunate regularity, relatively speaking.

Really though, with how many women are assaulted and harassed and how our society still treats them, they get it much worse than we men, and they should get benefit of the doubt.

 

[Dannyalcatraz]

I’m not going to assume he is guilty or treat him like he is guilty. And I hope people do the same for me. People lie.

Don’t assume. Play the odds.

Odds are in the 90%+ range that someone accused of sexual misconduct is guilty of sexual misconduct.

IOW, if you want to base your opinions on rationality and objective statistical fact, the safety play is to side with the accusers.

By all means, keep your mind open to the possibility that the accusation may be false. But to take the position that accusations are more likely false than true is not supported by empirical evidence. It’s not even close.