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> It says a woman accused him of surreptitiously removing a condom while having sex Actually, she supposedly accused him of intentionally breaking it, but also
by _-___________-_ 7y ago
> It says a woman accused him of surreptitiously removing a condom while having sex
Actually, she supposedly accused him of intentionally breaking it, but also said that she didn't notice until later, which casts doubt on the "intentionally" part.
- tpetry 7y agoPoking holes in a condom is an intentional act and the woman wouldnt know. So as long as we dont know exactly what she meaned by „intentional breaking it“ we cant really guess who is wrong or right.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoI agree. More information is needed before any judgement could be made one way or the other.
- himinlomax 7y agoWhatever happened with that condom, that definitely falls under "reasonable doubt." Considering what happened to Assange after that, the first thing that comes to mind is the Gulf of Tonkin incident.
- lawtalkinghuman 7y agoWhether that amounts to reasonable doubt is something that could be determined by a jury in a court of law following rules of evidence and procedure, if Assange went to trial.
- bouncycastle 7y agoThe charges were dropped.
- DagAgren 7y agoBecause he successfully evaded capture for long enough that the case was no longer viable.
- himinlomax 7y agoThey could have interviewed him in the embassy but declined to do so.
- DagAgren 7y agoIt really isn’t their responsibility to accommodate a fugitive, is it.
- silverreads 7y agoIt is absolutely the responsibility of the state to act fairly to all.
- DagAgren 7y agoWhich means not making special exceptions for some people, like Assange here.
- himinlomax 7y agoAre you denying that his claims of being persecuted by the US government were unfounded, given that they have been proven right?
- DagAgren 7y agoI deny that this is a valid reason to flee prosecution in Sweden.
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- DagAgren 7y agoHow on god's green earth does that "cast doubt" on anything? That makes absolutely zero sense.
- _-___________-_ 7y agoWell, determining intent is difficult at the best of times, but it's hard to understand how you could determine the intent of something that you only noticed later.
- DagAgren 7y agoThe same way you do it many times a day in your everyday life?
- _-___________-_ 7y agoI'm confused why you seem to so vehemently disagree with me but simultaneously will only speak in generalities. Say for example I visit your house, and you notice many hours after I leave that a favorite ornament of yours is broken. How will you determine whether I broke it intentionally or not? If you watch me break it, you could make a reasonable judgement. If you only notice later, it's much harder. I don't understand what is controversial about this idea.