Assange had no charges against him by any institution, but was still imprisoned in solitary confinement (an established form of torture). If you object to Moore bailing Assange out, you object to someone spending money to end the torture of someone…
Considering that 15 out of 16 rapists walk free, and 52% of rapists charged with rape are ruled “innocent” for reasons such as the victim (usually a woman) “shouldn’t have been out late alone/was dressed provoctively/led him on/ didn’t act like a victim/ was drinking/ can’t retract consent/didn’t fight hard enough/ has had sex with the accused before/ is promiscuous/ etc”, Assange being dubbed “not guilty” by judiciary scrutiny in NO way means he’s innocent.
So how can he clear himself of guilt? Is there any way in your mind (and the minds of others who would prefer to see his right to due process stripped) that he can prove himself to be innocent? I understand the imperfections of the court system, but what’s the alternative? Punishment and implication of guilt without evidence?
There’s a lot of fury surrounding the handling of all this and you gotta understand where it comes from. Rape survivors are sick and tired of having the rapist’s word taken over theirs. And if it were anyone but Assagne, most of the progressives I know or follow would be saying, “Well, here’s a guy who has been accused of rape by two separate women on two separate occasions; what a scumbag.”
And I am not saying Assagne is definitively a rapist scumbag, but the uproar of “Conspiracy! Smear campgain!” does a lot to drown out the legitimacy of these women’s voices. Does Assagne stand for something important? Sure. But we can acknowledge this and also acknowledge that he may very well be a pervert, and that perhaps the courts don’t exactly have the best track record with fair pursuit of rape cases. I am inclined to believe that when a woman speaks of sexual violence against her, she is telling the truth.
Of course no one ought to be tortured. Not even rapists. And certainly no one should be tortured without due process. But do you understand why the general treatment of these rape charges raises our hackles?
“If you object to Moore bailing Assange out, you object to someone spending money to end the torture of someone…”
^ Good to know you’re adept at the art of logical fallacy, sir.
