The 49-year-old denied he was ever "a rapist", adding: "I've never engaged in non-consensual activity."
  • atro_city@fedia.io
    14·
    8 days ago

    The important word here is “charged”. He hasn’t been convicted. Until it’s been proven, I don’t think anybody here can claim to know that he’s innocent nor guilty.

    • ultranaut@lemmy.worldEnglish
      34·
      8 days ago

      He’s a right wing grifter with a history of shitty behavior and multiple allegations going back years. I feel confident in my assessment of Russell Brand as a worthless piece of shit. Unless you’re a court of law you don’t owe him the benefit of doubt.

      • atro_city@fedia.io
        11·
        8 days ago

        That’s your opinion. Him being an asshole or not is neither proof (nor lack thereof) of his guilt. And if you know for sure he’s a rapist, submit the proof to the court. The alleged victims would be very happy to have it.

        • ultranaut@lemmy.worldEnglish
          13·
          8 days ago

          Yes, my opinion is that the sketchy grifter with a history of shitty behavior and years worth of allegations is likely guilty of doing the bad shit he gets accused of. Its a logical conclusion based on the facts available. As I said, I’m not a court. I am free to draw my own conclusions. What’s wrong?

          • atro_city@fedia.io
            3·
            8 days ago

            If your argument is that you’re free to have an opinion, that’s not much of an argument. Opinions are like assholes, everybody has one.

    • AllNewTypeFace@leminal.spaceEnglish
      11·
      8 days ago

      It’s logically possible that he’s innocent, but, all evidence considered, it’s not terribly likely.

      It’s somewhat more likely that he’ll walk, though rich, well-connected dudes have a way of evading consequences.

    • Hegar@fedia.io
      11·
      8 days ago

      Incorrect. He’s definitely guilty. He has resting rapist face. When he walks into an elevator, everyone is like phwoah, what smells of rapist? Because Russel brand is definitely a rapist.

      • atro_city@fedia.io
        10·
        8 days ago

        How do you know? What evidence do you have?

        Should everybody just be judged by the way they look?

        • Hegar@fedia.io
          17·
          8 days ago

          He has multiple credible rape allegations going back years.

          He supports ideologies that encourage hurting others.

          His peers are known rapists.

          He’s active in an explicitly pro-rape social scene.

          He’s rich and famous, which neurologically reduces your brain’s capacity for empathy and encourages more harmful behaviors.

          Russel Brand exists in a social environment that permits harming others and specifically encourages rape, and he has reduced cognitive barriers to harming others. As an organism, his social and cognitive environment is a strong incentive to commit rape and multiple witnesses say he has.

      • atro_city@fedia.io
        4·
        8 days ago

        not go around trying to police what everyone else says about the accused online

        “don’t police others”

        shut the fuck up

        “I will police you”. “do I say, not as I do”

    • Ilandar@lemm.eeEnglish
      2·
      8 days ago

      I don’t think he’s ever been charged, this is just the result of the police investigation into the allegations that were raised in the Channel 4 documentary a few years ago.