I think it's also important to differentiate between guilty in a court of law and the evidentiary standards there and the freedom to employ, associate, etc, which doesn't have any evidentiary standards at all. We've all known creepy people who while have never been convicted of something, and "innocent until proven guilty" applies with regards to them going to jail, but it doesn't apply to me choosing not to be around them, hiring them, having them associated with my brand, etc.
The private nature of such interactions means that there'll never be a perfect system that can ensure justice while never having false positives, at least until everything everywhere is recorded. So the current climate should be compared to potential changes and their outcomes rather than a hypothetical ideal where it's possible to get it right all the time.
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