There's no sexual misconduct victim, as charges were dropped.
And since charges were dropped, we should stop even remotely suggesting the subject is guilty.
Enough damage has been done to their image already through what seems to be extremely cheap accusations. Just imagine if this kind of character assassination happened to you, and you saw your life destroyed with no consequence to the perpetrator.
> There's no sexual misconduct victim, as charges were dropped.
One does not imply the other.
> And since charges were dropped, we should stop even remotely suggesting the subject is guilty.
I disagree, the courts are not the only entities that can decide the truth. Plus, the case was closed because he was in the embassy and they did not have access to him.
> extremely cheap accusations
Assange himself has admitted that he did indeed removed the condom.
> Just imagine if this kind of character assassination happened to you, and you saw your life destroyed with no consequence to the perpetrator
Then I would hope that I had people like me who are willing to speak factually to posts like https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=19641980 which my previous post was replying to. Also, as I said before, I believe that the fact that he stayed in the embassy for 7 years should be enough of a punishment for removing a condom. The only thing that I would add is monetary compensation to the victims.
And since charges were dropped, we should stop even remotely suggesting the subject is guilty.
Enough damage has been done to their image already through what seems to be extremely cheap accusations. Just imagine if this kind of character assassination happened to you, and you saw your life destroyed with no consequence to the perpetrator.