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by stcredzero 3478 days ago
Yet you go on and acknowledge that it may be hard to get their harasser convicted

The structure of western government and judicial systems is set-up to make it hard for the individual to get convicted. This is why there is a 5th amendment. This is why "innocent until proven guilty" is a part of the Universal Declaration of Human Rights. (Supported by Eleanor Roosevelt.)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Universal_Declaration_of_Human...

It's about protecting the individual against the group, even if the group is operating under the auspices of the state. If such principles are abrogated to convict a guilty man, then the state can start to abuse its authority to start convicting innocent men. Precisely such actions are what spurred the creation of the Magna Carta.

Just because someone advocates free speech for a White Supremacist, doesn't make them a White Supremacist. Just because someone advocates the 5th amendment for a an organized crime chief doesn't make them a mob supporter. Just because someone advocates for due process and innocent until proven guilty for an accused harasser doesn't make them an advocate of harassment.