theprogressivist @lemmy.world to politics @lemmy.world · 10 months agoRapist Who Wanted Vice President Dead Compares Self to Navalnynewrepublic.comexternal-linkmessage-square70fedilinkarrow-up1974arrow-down124
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minus-squareIzzyScissor@kbin.sociallinkfedilinkarrow-up22arrow-down1·10 months agoWe should refer to him as a convicted rapist all the time.
minus-squarePretzilla@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up10·edit-210 months ago*adjudicated as a rapist in a court of law would be more accurate, legally speaking He is a rapist
minus-squareViking_Hippie@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up5·10 months agoSlightly less pithy, though. Let’s compromise and go with “rapist scum”.
minus-squarejohannesvanderwhales@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up6arrow-down2·10 months agoIt’s not actually accurate, though. Civil liability is not a criminal conviction. The standard of proof is very different.
We should refer to him as a convicted rapist all the time.
*adjudicated as a rapist in a court of law
would be more accurate, legally speaking
He is a rapist
Slightly less pithy, though. Let’s compromise and go with “rapist scum”.
It’s not actually accurate, though. Civil liability is not a criminal conviction. The standard of proof is very different.
I’ll allow it.