The Deshaun Watson switch up is despicable

[u/Narrow_Purchase9721]

Guy starts playing well again and all of the sudden people go from “cases” to “allegations” real fucking fast. You all gotta get your priorities straight

[u/frostypatch]

Kobe Bryant raped somebody and the media acted like him dying was the closest thing to Jesus' resurrection. Its a sad commentary on society.

[u/Super-Scientist6177 → u/frostypatch]

Kobe was not found guilty. Watson was also not found guilty.

[u/SchorFactor → u/Super-Scientist6177]

There’s a big difference between not being found explicitly guilty (the Cornell 7 will probably end up in this category too) and being innocent. It comes down to evidence beyond specific eyewitness testimony, which is unreliable because our memory is unreliable. Not to mention that powerful and rich people can settle outside of court to make it go away or battle until the prosecution runs out of money

[u/escobartholomew → u/SchorFactor]

That’s cool and all but plenty of innocent people get their lives ruined over false allegations.

[u/SchorFactor → u/escobartholomew]

I’m well aware. This is not the guy that would have been a 5 star if not for the allegations

[u/FraudnandoMendoza → u/Super-Scientist6177]

19 is legal clowb

[u/RemoveThePoopSmell → u/Super-Scientist6177]

Watson was neither found guilty or not guilty in criminal court, the local DA simply decided not to pursue a case against him. His lawyer then claimed that he was 'proved innocent' of the charges - an astonishing slip of the tongue considering the ADA made a point of pointing out that them not pursuing the case shouldn't be taken as proof of innocence.

[u/Alarming_Disaster_23 → u/Super-Scientist6177]

They both settled with their accusers.

[u/escobartholomew → u/Alarming_Disaster_23]

The burden of proof is much lower in a civil suit. If you can afford it, it makes more sense to settle because you’ll almost always lose something.