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Which is a justification for the objective metoo set out to achieve, and it seems one a lot of people agree with. However those objective are very clearly to u
by AmericanChopper 5y ago
Which is a justification for the objective metoo set out to achieve, and it seems one a lot of people agree with.
However those objective are very clearly to undermine the foundational principles of justice. Perhaps you find the arguments for this to be very compelling, but it’s simply a fact that metoo set out to promote a presumption of guilt, in all areas of society that it was able to influence. Most metoo advocates entirely avoid addressing this fact, and a lot of people reasonably disagree with metoo because of it.
- notahacker 5y agoThe principle that the standard of evidence for the state to deprive somebody of their liberty should be high /= it being epistemically sound to assume the person issuing denials is the most likely person to be telling the truth. And as far as concrete responses go, I would think it extremely unjust to lock up somebody purely based on anecdotes about creepy behaviour towards kids. But I also wouldn't hire him as a babysitter or a television presenter.
- unbalancedevh 5y agoWhen false accusations/anecdotes result in someone being socially ostracized, it is still an injustice that can severely affect the person. I don't really think there's a prescriptive solution to this, but I hope society improves on it. Reality is what it is.
- notahacker 5y agoOh, I agree with that (and likewise not being believed can severely affect a person whose accusations are true, and often also involves ostracism). Ultimately I think society improves when the crime is genuinely rare, which has the side effect of innocent people being less likely to be accused, but there isn't an easy answer to that either.