Except that isnt at all what is happening, nor are we in danger of that happening. None of these people are being convicted, and in many cases it still has no effect even after they are called out numerous times. The system presently protects them still. The "court of public opinion" is just that, and we use it for such lofty judgments as restaurants, massage parlors, and...sexual assault.
I've read through your exchange with JulesVern and, while it's clear what his points are, I'm not at all sure what you're arguing in favour of. It sounds like you're either arguing in favour of shifting burden of proof from the state to the accused or in favour of social media witch hunts as an effective form of mob justice, neither of which have a particularly sound basis in history. Could you please clarify?
I will admit, it was pretty convoluted and vague, wasnt it? Hahaha
I wasnt so much saying that we should not have the burden of evidence or just allow innocents to be swept up, rather that the movement should not be hindered by the silly fear that this will inevitably lead to the downfall of our justice system and the prosecution of innocents. We can barely prosecute those obviously guilty of multiple rapes, so the idea that we will all of a sudden swing around to locking up innocents at any accusation is ridiculous. Its simple fearmongering and an attempt to discredit the scope and breadth of what is finally becoming very clear to half the population (the other half already were living it). Its good to give pause and think about it, as each accusation should be thought about and looked at carefully. However, saying this has gotten out of hand and shouldnt be given credit is part of the problem. These accusations werent given credit before. The rapes, assaults, and abuse of power continued unchecked as a result. If nothing else, I think its good that culturally men fear accusation now. It will likely make us all reassess our everyday behaviours in a way that shouldve happened ages ago.