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Originally Posted by Canehdianman
I think I have a very different take on this than most of you here (and the public in general).
Jian deserved to be found not guilty as soon as it became clear that the complainants were lying.
I hope an investigation is done into whether the complainants should be charged with perjury. Because what they tried to do was put someone in prison that doesn't deserve to be there.
I hope it doesn't have a chilling effect on complainants coming forward who have been abused.
But i certainly hope it has a chilling effect on people lying to try to convict someone.
I'm sure Jian will sue CBC for a gazillion dollars at this point. And I hope he wins.
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See this is a big discrepancy going on about innocent vs not guilty.
He has been found not guilty because of the witness testimonies, but that doesn't mean he's innocent and did not deserve to go to jail. They tried to have someone found guilty of something he very likely did, but in doing so tried to collude their stories, purposely withhold information, and outright lie. And thus, brought all of their testimonies into question. None of those means he didn't physically assault these women.
You may notice that the defense never once tried to deny the allegations through witnesses for Ghomeshi, they tore down the complaintants story because they and the prosecution allowed themselves to be open to such scrutiny.
If they had been forthright about their relationships with Ghomeshi, no doubt in my mind he would have been found guilty.