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Originally Posted by powderjunkie
Then only way you can 'simply' accuse someone of something and have it ruin their lives is if you have credibility and a big platform.
That's not the case here. Accusation --> Investigation --> resulting in apparently enough evidence to merit laying charges. Of course I've got no idea about the Finnish legal system, but I suspect you don't point a finger at someone and then they go to trial.
Of course that is all still wildly insufficient to determine guilt (that's why we have trials), but it definitely isn't simple. The 'problem' of false accusations certainly exists, but IMO it gets wildly overblown compared to the systemic issues precluding credible accusations.
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It's a silly word to get hung up on. And the only reason it was originally pointed out was to try and twist the intent of the original post into something despicable (and ridiculous).
The point being made is simple: An accusation (any criminal accusation, not just rape - albeit allegations of a sexual nature are typically the most damaging) can destroy a person's life. Now, the reason the word 'simple' was used is because relative to the damage it can do it is simple.
In a perfect world, all accusations would be kept absolutely private until the accused person was found guilty.
Finally, given the proclivity of some posters to twist words, I should reiterate - rape=awful - if he actually raped anyone he should be punished as harshly as possible.