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Originally Posted by Monahammer
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.
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There is only good objective analysis and poor (or deliberately absent) objective analysis.
Many of the earlier posts in this thread were of the latter. It is okay to not have an opinion on Ian Cole's guilt, which is what the due process people are rightfully proposing.