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Originally Posted by Ryan Coke
The main hard line is due process….certainly from me, and mostly what I read from others. I don’t think anyone gives 2 shirts about Ian Cole, I barely know who he is. He may well be a raping dirtbag, may well not be too. And if a mountain of evidence comes out that he’s done many bad man things then I hope he is punished severely.
I just don’t believe in crucifying someone’s character and removing them from his profession based on anonymous twitter allegations. I see no downside whatsoever to that point of view, and I see tremendous downside cheering for guilt without any evidence.
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Who is cheering for guilt though? Much as you don't think you've read support for Cole (hm, disagree) I have not read anyone actively cheering for guilt. Who would do that anyway? Why would anyone want to cheer for a rapist to exist?
However, Cole is a person who has other confirmed stories in a similar vein, so I did read a lot of people lack surprise that this was potentially coming out, and a lot more people profess their continued shame that these events keep surrounding our preferred sport.
I find it remarkable that you continue to beat this drum when stats about unreported rape or sexual assault versus false accusations of rape/sexual assault have been shared. It is absolutely foolish to favor the smallest percentage and the belief that women are inherently lying about this type of accusation. Instead, believe that nearly all reports like this are made extremely seriously and after a lot of thought about potential consequences.
Was an anonymous twitter report the best vehicle for serious accusations? I don't think anyone would say that it was. Does it mean the accusations are false? No, and frankly the investigation the NHL did into them is a joke... but they are also largely left without other options for investigation because of how the information was delivered to them.