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Well he raped 3 women in Sweden
I don't believe that. if it were true, why would they drop the charges?
Because he fled to equador and the statute of limitations ran out while he was cowering there
why wouldn't Ecuador give him up? surely they have good relationships with EU/Sweden and also have laws against rape. there must be more to this story.
I just don't believe it's true.
I believe the three unrelated woman who independently accused him of the same exact thing within days of each other. They have no reason to lie. I have a feeling your mind is made up and nothing short of a video of Assange raping them is going to convince you. Since I don't have that video, I'm not going to bother trying.
>They have no reason to lie
you don't know that. it's not even a provable statement. but we can prove that the police changed one of the statements without the woman's permission.
So your story is that three women who don't even know each other got together and were like "hey, let's accuse this dude of rape"? Maybe after he gets out he'll rape someone you care about
>So your story is that three women who don’t even know each other got together and were like “hey, let’s accuse this dude of rape”? Maybe after he gets out he’ll rape someone you care about
no, you're arguing with a strawman and wishing rape on people so maybe you should back the fuck off
It's not a strawmanning if it's actually your argument, and it sure seems like that's the case
I didn't wish anything, I pointed out the potential consequences of setting a rapist free simply because you like his website. If I had a wish it would be that Assange is convicted, jailed, and rehabilitated before he rapes again.
I think he's been jailed long enough
He's served 0 days for the 3 rapes he committed. I do not believe that is long enough. The women he violated have been deprived of justice.
he hasn't been convicted of anything, but has been locked away for a decade. that's long enough
He wasn't convicted because he fled and hid out in an embassy. Then he burned his bridges there by being an obnoxious piece of shit and they handed him over to the British. Everything bad that's happened to Assange is his own fault. If anything he got off easy, never faced any consequences for the 3 women he raped.
you are victim blaming. he is a journalist persecuted for his journalism.
He's a rapist who fled justice like a coward. I dont really give a shit what happens to him now. I'll save my sympathy for Snowden and Manning, who never raped anyone.
>He’s a rapist who fled justice like a coward.
no, he isn't.
A serial rapist is still a rapist
right. and he isn't.
Then what's your story for how three different women with no connection to each other all ended filing police reports accusing him of rape? Also, who flees charges they're not guilty of?
i don't need one.
Well, I believe the women, and I believe someone who did not rape 3 people would want to exonerate himself rather than hide out in the equadorian embassy for years. Assange is a piece of shit and I'd gladly sacrifice a few paintings to know he died in prison. It's better than a rapist deserves.
i presume innocence.
locking people in cages is wrong
Rape is worse
i don't think there needs to be any kind of scale. both are bad.
There's kind of a a scale. Those women didn't do anything to deserve being raped. Assange, on the other hand, raped 3 people.