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Originally Posted by Jacks
He has not been given due process, his career has been left in shambles by accusations that have not been proven in court. He was tried and convicted in a matter of hours by a twitter court. I have no idea why you are defending the way this has played out, you seem to be a reasonable poster most of the time.
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So how should the media sitting on this type of news play out.
There is an election in 3-4 months. They have fact checked these cases to ensure the complaintant aren't politicaly motivated and at least in the second case that the party and the intoxication occurred. These allegations do not rise to criminal acts and given the time and the intoxication of the complaintant would not result in criminal charges being filed.
The newspaper finds the stories credible and believe they have the duty to the public to disclose this information as it is in the public interest to know who they are electing and that the public can decide if the accusations are credible
How should the newspaper proceed and how should the newspaper balance the public interest in exposing sex scandals in places of power with the risk they could be wrong?
How should women who have been victimized by actions that won't result in charges or convictions proceed?