• cactus_jack [none/use name]
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    2 years ago

    It is important to recognize that, while accusations can be made, nothing is proven until the legal process has concluded. Wealthy individuals and celebrities are often targeted by lawsuits to garner publicity. Whether Crow was involved or not has yet to be established.

    Why would you say this? Implying that when a nonceleb is sued we should just assume they are guilty and culpable, are they?

    • pastalicious [he/him, undecided]
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      2 years ago

      “Important to recognize we are saying what our lawyers instructed to avoid a libel lawsuit brought by a litigious billionaire.” But also yes your questions are valid and we should make people think about how selectively we apply ‘innocent until proven guilty’ in this country

      • Deadend [he/him]
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        2 years ago

        A religious billionaire whose family funds the federalist society and therefore a portion of judges.