• QHC@lemmy.one
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    1 year ago

    I think it’s fair to judge someone directly involved with covering up a rapist when that person is also very vocal and actively involved in combating exactly that crime. That’s a pretty massive lapse in judgement and more indicative of his true character than someone that had a single instance of road rage or similar emotional outburst.

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      1 year ago

      directly involved with covering up a rapist

      This is a pretty serious accusation. Just because he wrote a character letter does not mean he is actively involved in covering up a crime, that’s a gigantic leap.

      his true character

      And what would that be? A person who vouches for his friend? Someone who misjudged another person’s character, a mistake presumably you’d never make?

      I think it’s fair to judge

      No, you think it’s fun to judge and it’s your excuse to feel morally righteous and superior. You’ve made some accusations and backhanded disparagement based on what info? How is any part of it “fair”?

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        1 year ago

        Writing a letter with the intent of reducing the sentence of a convicted rapist counts as a coverup in my book.

        Also, individuals who continue to defend rapists are not good people. Doesn’t matter if they are friends.