News

“But what about false accusations?” The tired argument of trolls, chuds, and those who’ve bought these rapists’ PR pitches everywhere

And also those of us who believe in "innocent until proven guilty."

Calling someone out as a rapist on a public forum is, essentially, vigilantism. Vigilantism is a sign that there's something wrong with the justice system, such that people are unable to trust that it will be able to actually bring guilty people to justice. The solution to a problem like this is not to cheer on and protect the vigilantes, it's to fix the justice system so that people don't feel the need to go outside it like this.