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Russell Brand: Comedian accused of rape and sexual assault of four women
(www.independent.co.uk)
this post was submitted on 16 Sep 2023
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I really do wish allegations of this level of seriousness could go through the legal system before being presented to the court of public opinion. If he's actually assaulting 16 year olds then he needs sending down!
Most times the courts and authorities won't give a shit unless you make a public stink about it. We just learned this from the Danny Masterson trial, which would never have happened if they women had only spoken to authorities and never went public
That's what allowed Saville to get away with it for so long.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=bLUoOhvlg0E
Jimmy was a wizard, that's how he got away with it
I know, I know - but just watch
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=tajzl-dFhT4
The problem with that is that the public should never get to be judge, jury, and executioner. Rumour and gossip should not be the basis for something this severe.
Brand has made more than enough money to live his life peacefully out of the public eye. The court of public opinion is only capable of ruining the wrong peoples' lives, people who don't have wealth and fame. The rich and powerful can uncancel themselves after a short period of exile, should they wish.
Who do you think comprises the judge, jury and executioner?
Juries are random people chosen off the street.
Judges are elected most of the time.
Executioners in states that still have the death penalty are just workers.
Everyone in government is a member of the public because that's what a government is.
I'm not sure why you thought the US system applied. We're talking about a British comedian on /c/United Kingdom, on a UK instance.
He's so ubiquitous among the right wing here that I thought he was being charged in the U.S.
Judges aren't elected in the UK. And we don't have the death penalty.
Jurists are generally held to a higher standard than newspaper editors
From what I've read, none of the victims are willing to go to the police. Which is their decision, and theirs alone.
That's why the way the legal system work need to be updated.
Someone who have millions can afford best lawyer and spend time to afford fighting. While a normal person with maybe a minimum wage job cannot afford to go public, along with the cost, they also have to endure creepy people around them and their life will never be normal afterwards.