reminds me of when news orgs were reporting on the fake sign language interpreter at Mandela’s funeral. “Alleged fake”
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“Allegedly does not speak sign language” “Allegedly is only waving his hands around”
These epistemological difficulties seem to come up only when certain kinds of people are witnesses
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If you really want to play this game, let’s all go back to first year philosophy and sit in a dark room freaking out about Descartes.
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@sarahjeong You don't seriously think news organization should report disputed rape allegations as fact do you? -
@binarybits Those are news organizations. A conversation about rape isn’t dictated by journalistic ethics or worries re: prejudicing juries. -
@binarybits pre-trial, if people said “Bernie Madoff is a fraud,” it wasn’t followed by five million people screaming, “AN ALLEGED FRAUD”
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@sarahjeong Do you object to use of term “alleged” in context of someone concerned about libel b/c conviction didn’t occur? -
@GlennF “alleged” should always be used in the context of criminal cases. -
@GlennF it’s the “GUESS WE’LL NEVER REALLY KNOW” that is the problem. Coming to a conclusion and a legal reality are different things. -
@sarahjeong Ah! Yeah. A reasonable person would say that seven siblings, a mother, and the victim probably have enough insight as
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