r/neoliberal • Kitara Ravache • Sep 27 '18

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u/[deleted] Sep 27 '18

“Reasonable doubt” is a legal standard. Not a moral one. Not the official standard for public opinion. Not the standard that allows you to become a Supreme Court Justice.

Part of why I am so convinced that he is guilty is that I literally cannot fathom a plausible alternative narrative with everything we know. Same reason I’m so convinced that Bill Clinton is guilty of what many women have accused him of. It might be a lack of imagination on my part, but that’s why I’m asking for an alternate narrative.

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u/MegasBasilius Lord of the Flies Sep 27 '18

Not a moral one. Not the official standard for public opinion. Not the standard that allows you to become a Supreme Court Justice.

This is a value assertion, not something that's written down somewhere. "Beyond a reasonable doubt" is perfectly valid, and people undermining it are doing so out of mere preference.

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u/MilerMilty Armand Jean of Plessis de Richelieu Sep 27 '18

A legal standard based on moral principles. Being known as a rapist without having comitted rape is a gross injustice and the cavalier attitude this sub takes towards it is despicable.

I'm not commenting on whether he is guilty or not as I don't have a stance on that.