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Quoting the source you linked, > Sweden went out of its way to make sure the public was informed of the allegations against Assange, even against the will of t
by knodi123 5y ago
Quoting the source you linked,
> Sweden went out of its way to make sure the public was informed of the allegations against Assange, even against the will of the concerned women,
So- these women (plural) DID make allegations. And if publicizing them was against the womens' will, then we know that they didn't make these claims for the sake of publicity.
I'll readily believe that Sweden publicized them with political intent, and that they didn't have enough evidence to successfully prosecute. But what evidence there is (regardless of legal standards) definitely exists, and has not been recanted, and I have seen nothing to suggest it was a lie. And in general, I believe women. Just because it's not up to a legal standard of convincingness doesn't mean we have to just ignore it.
- tsimionescu 5y agoNormally I fully agree with you, but when the allegations are against such a high-profile international declared enemy of some of the most powerful nations on Earth, I do reserve judgment. Similarly if Bielorussian authorities were investigating claims made by women against Roman Prostaevich, I would be less inclined to automatically believe that he had doone something to some women than I am for women telling their stories against Jeffrey Epstein.