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Don't worry, that case is already happening in Michael Schwern v. Noirin Plunkett, a libel case brought after her second public accusation of sexual assault. Th
by jsmthrowaway 12y ago
Don't worry, that case is already happening in Michael Schwern v. Noirin Plunkett, a libel case brought after her second public accusation of sexual assault. The Geek Feminism Wiki has a really depressing article[1] on it (including a really sad misunderstanding of the word "exonerate"). The wiki article is basically a distilled version of how folks want to bypass the legal system and convict someone on an accusation alone.
If you monitor this public accusation drama that's currently in vogue, Oregon 3:14-CV-00146-PK[2] is a case to watch.
[1]: http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Schwern_arrest http://geekfeminism.wikia.com/wiki/Michael_Schwern_arrest
[2]: http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/1vely89ia/oregon-district-court/schwern-v-plunkett/ http://www.plainsite.org/dockets/1vely89ia/oregon-district-c...
- pdonis 12y ago> The wiki article is basically a distilled version of how folks want to bypass the legal system and convict someone on an accusation alone. From the court documents it looks like there was physical evidence of the assault, so, even leaving out the fact that the police were called at the time (rather than an accusation being made for the first time ten years later), I don't think it's fair to say this is based "on an accusation alone".