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by sk4rekr0w 2759 days ago
The Duke Lacrosse players were crucified - 88 professors signed a letter vilifying them before any meaningful evidence. PROFESSORS - the arbiters of the scientific standard. Imagine if there wasn't exonerating evidence.

People refer to Kavanaugh as a rapist when he wasn't even accused of rape. 50% (or more) of the country still thinks of him as such. His family and children received death threats.

The case of Brian Banks is an example that should meet your standard. Black man with a potential professional football career goes to jail, DNA evidence exonerates years later.

Your past is still vital to who you are, both in your own eyes and in the eyes of others. Your comment is ignorant of the trauma that these circumstances bring to the accused - if you can have empathy for the victim, you should be able to carry the same empathy for the accused.