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Originally Posted by Winsor_Pilates
Basis enough for the firing, maybe; but basis enough to accuse him if sexual and physical assaults is something else.
The Star article is taking it to that next level; and in today's society that's pretty difficult to defend from the internet lynch mob who needs no burden of proof.
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That's a good point.
Having an undeserved reputation or unjust opinions wreck one's life isn't new and pre-dates the Internet, just like getting away with abusing others is. Internet lynch mobs though I wonder do they increase the one or the other? Falsely accused convicted in the court of public opinion, but victim blaming also goes off the charts and seems to punish people who claim abuse. So the net effect of the Internet is probably a wash, just makes it all more visible and public.
Filing what he did seems like PR rather than actually fighting the firing since from what I understand he can't be wrongfully dismissed according to the union setup or whatever. Couldn't he be suing for defamation against the false accusations?