Yeah, but when accusations stack up over the years, it kinda points to there being a real pattern of behavior rather than just a large number of random people deciding to make things up for the fun of it.... though to people who believe they are simply trying to destroy some guy, no amount of 'proof' is enough anyway.
No. Accusations are not guilt. They do not become guilt by sheer number. That's why we have a legal system. They become guilty by having factual evidence presented in a jury trial with due process, access to the evidence, and the right to confront one's accuser.
Yeah, but when accusations stack up over the years, it kinda points to there being a real pattern of behavior
That's possible. It's also possible that it points to a deliberate pattern of accusations designed to damage someone. It's funny almost every time I research one of the accusations I find out that there's some element that is false. "He gives pleasure cards to women" turns out to be "he gives pleasure cards to everyone". I'm not the only one who has researched these accusations and found much falsehood [greer.fm].
"God is a comedian playing to an audience too afraid to laugh."
- Voltaire
I'm so torn (Score:5, Interesting)
On one hand, I think Stallman cannot lead effectively under these conditions, and given the long history of accusations.
On the other hand, Debian governance gave us systemd.
On the gripping hand, if the OSI says they won't work with the FSF while Stallman is around, that's a huge bonus. Fuck those fraudulent fucks.
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On one hand, I think Stallman cannot lead effectively under these conditions, and given the long history of accusations.
That right there is the problem. Anybody can make accusations, anytime.
This formulation "cannot effectively lead" is just a dodge to avoid anybody having to prove allegations.
Re:I'm so torn (Score:2)
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No. Accusations are not guilt. They do not become guilt by sheer number. That's why we have a legal system. They become guilty by having factual evidence presented in a jury trial with due process, access to the evidence, and the right to confront one's accuser.
Fascist.
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Yeah, but when accusations stack up over the years, it kinda points to there being a real pattern of behavior
That's possible. It's also possible that it points to a deliberate pattern of accusations designed to damage someone. It's funny almost every time I research one of the accusations I find out that there's some element that is false. "He gives pleasure cards to women" turns out to be "he gives pleasure cards to everyone". I'm not the only one who has researched these accusations and found much falsehood [greer.fm].