> The latter is tricky, since you don't want to smear the researcher without proof, but you also don't want to trust results. IMO it's the build-up of univest

> The latter is tricky, since you don't want to smear the researcher without proof, but you also don't want to trust results. IMO it's the build-up of univestaged allegations which makes them so damning. If we actually had justice the upper classes, small allegations were frequent, and investigations were de rigueur, we could actually have functioning "innocence until proven guilty" in the culture. Relatedly, we should probably all have minor criminal records and it should be no big deal.