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[–] Rayspekt@lemmy.world 79 points 1 month ago (31 children)

It's baffling to me how this guy is now the "haha funny weed uncle" given his criminal record.

[–] citrusface@lemmy.world 98 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (11 children)

...what criminal record? Weed charges? Drug charges as a kid? That's concerning to you?

He was acquitted of murder. So - not guilty of murder. 30 years ago.

The sexual abuse case against him was dropped. Completely dropped by the accuser. We won't know what happened. Maybe something did - but you can't make baseless character accusations or assumptions. Case was dropped, that's the end of it.

I'm not a snoop boot licker or anything, but I don't really think he's a bad person, given his criminal record and all.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 49 points 1 month ago (10 children)

Case was dropped, that’s the end of it.

I don't agree with this attitude. I'm wary of branding him a rapist or sexual assaulter without any deeper research, but a dropped case is not the end of things, morally speaking, in just about any serious offense.

[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 21 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I don't know anything about this case, but if we don't know the truth, shouldn't both parties be treated as innocent?

I'm wary of branding him a rapist or sexual assaulter...

I feel that questioning his appearance because of those accusations is exactly that.

[–] PugJesus@lemmy.world 11 points 1 month ago (1 children)

I feel that questioning his appearance because of those accusations is exactly that.

I haven't questioned his appearance at the games. I'm just trying not to come off as saying that the accusations are definitely false and we should completely ignore anyone who hasn't been convicted, especially since I didn't follow the details of the case closely when it happened.

[–] Bezier@suppo.fi 8 points 1 month ago

Sorry, I somehow thought the top of this thread was you.

I now got what you were actually saying.

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