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OK, I can understand that.

I'm happy to leave it there or if you prefer me to delete the post, I'm comfortable with that too.

I'd certainly we'd be hoping not to have the raging debate about Joffa that's been had of other high profile cases, he's copping enough vitriol on his social media pages
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Leave it there, it shows we have all considered the matter.
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"Every time we witness an injustice and do not act, we train our character to be passive in its presence." – Julian Assange
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I'd agree that there needs to be some form of potential consequence, at present people clearly feel free to say whatever they want with no fear of repercussions.

Suppression orders don't work, as evidenced in the Pell case, all it does is stir up curiosity.

We've seen instances where non celebrities are changed with high profile charges, like rape and murder, and people hunt down the accused's social media sites just to heap vitriol on them.

The other potential consequence don't forget is to the person if they are falsely accused. The amount of hate and vitriol could push people over the edge.
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You cant fix stupid, turns out you cant quarantine it either!
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^

I'd agree with that completely

it's like these dickheads who abuse footballers or other sports people online for ruining their bet. get a fkn grip.
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Post by roar »

David wrote: one of these days someone or other is inevitably going to be found to have been the victim of a false accusation, and a lot of the social media mob who post stuff like this will (hopefully) take the opportunity to look in the mirror and realise the harm they've visited upon someone.
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Yeah, not really sure I even believed that when I was writing it tbh
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People convince themselves of a person's guilt or innocence and the court findings are largely irrelevant.

If the court outcome agrees with their opinion they're vindicated, if it doesn't then it's clearly wrong.

I'd bet practically none of the people who were convinced that George Pell was guilty have changed their mind since he was found not guilty on appeal.
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Can agree with that, for sure.
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stui magpie wrote:People convince themselves of a person's guilt or innocence and the court findings are largely irrelevant.

If the court outcome agrees with their opinion they're vindicated, if it doesn't then it's clearly wrong.

I'd bet practically none of the people who were convinced that George Pell was guilty have changed their mind since he was found not guilty on appeal.
same goes for Craig M, and his life is ruined, and he wasn’t found guilty of anything. Same as De Goey, no one knows what’s going on but because his name is out there people are speculating
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well thats romantic!
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I always thought begging was just foreplay. :shock: :oops:
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