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Originally Posted by photon
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.
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We need to be careful where we go with this. We've seen that the mob can be pretty hasty when it comes to judging, shaming, and ostracizing people on the flimsiest of evidence or errors of judgement. There's something genuinely odious about social media shaming culture and the ugly impulses it gives free rein to.
And remember, if we tolerate extra-judicial bodies naming, firing, shaming, and excluding people who offend their moral beliefs, it means all kinds of groups with all kinds of different beliefs will exercise that power. You might think anyone accused of sexual harassment should be named, shamed, and fired. Someone else might think the same should be done to anyone who has been to prison. Or worked as a prostitute. Or cheated on a spouse.