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Let's take the worst accusation: child molestation. If one is found not guilty after his name was all over the media, his life is really ruined. Yes, he was acc
by onetimemanytime 8y ago
Let's take the worst accusation: child molestation. If one is found not guilty after his name was all over the media, his life is really ruined. Yes, he was accused, arrested and tried and these are facts, but they also ruin his life even 25 years later. We must balance the two.
- colejohnson66 8y agoUnfortunately, a lot of people think that if you’re arrested, you’re guilty; regardless of if you’re acquited or not
- DoctorOetker 8y agoI'm not convinced: consider a second child victim of the same perpetrator, if someday (s)he reads a clearer distinction or argumentation of what constitutes what, and decides to google the perpetrator's name (in case he was already convicted for a similar count) (s)he would be able to verify that, and it may convince the victim to come forward if (s)he perceives the probability of suing to be higher (otherwise the victim just risks losing money, credibility, ... but most of all his/her faith in society)
- onetimemanytime 8y agoIn my case he arrested but wasn't convicted. The mere fact that he was arrested and shows up in Google for ever means his life is ruined. Even if guilty, for a lot of crimes there needs to be a redo thing; like bankruptcy that doesn't show after 7 years in credit report (mostly)
- DoctorOetker 8y agoI don't believe in censorship, note that such things can amount to destruction of evidence...