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Alexis Kennedy accused of predatory behaviour. Described as "open secret" in the industry.
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To be honest, Era should put guideline to this type of Post.
I remember the Cristiano Ronaldo / EA post people get banned and insulted for not taking the victim side in that issue and at the end, the case was dropped by the district attorney's office.
we really need some guidelines or rules about posting this kind of things.
I remember the Cristiano Ronaldo / EA post people get banned and insulted for not taking the victim side in that issue and at the end, the case was dropped by the district attorney's office.
we really need some guidelines or rules about posting this kind of things.
You think this is 100% impossible? If so, I admire your blind faith towards human honesty. I'm not downplaying anything but believing *each* claim isn't healthy either...
Good luck on this.
A wold famous athlete having their sexual assault case dropped did not come as a surprise to literally anyone.
I mean, you can believe there's a huge conspiracy against all these men, with people from many different areas of game development and journalism, or you can believe consistent testimony from many different people. Hint: prosecutors who actually give a shit about victims believe the latter.
Edit: A case being dropped as evidence of innocence? Oh, my sweet summer child, I have some news about rich people and the justice system.
There is no optimism about human nature involved here. This is us saying "All evidence points to sexual assault and harassment being absurdly common, underreported and hidden due to fear of retribution, and often not followed up on even when it is reported."
Thanks for the heads up. I hope his victims get the justice they deserve.
My god are we really doing this?
Just because it was dropped doesn't mean he wasn't guilty...
Rich people have ways of getting out of legal matters like this.
"Based upon a review of the information presented at this time, the allegations of sexual assault against Cristiano Ronaldo cannot be proven beyond a reasonable doubt," the district attorney's office in Clark County, Nev."
Maybe in Era got more evidence than the district attorney's office, is crazy to see people get hostile against the ones that actually prefers to wait for authorities before putting the blame on ppl about matters that we actually can 't prove beyond a social media post.
This kind of Post need to have a guideline and is for good.
Same Ronaldo case where he admitted she said no and paid her 300k to go away?
Its like no one is paying attention
Look at our current culture and state of the world
Its a no brainer to side with the victims based on how consistently shitty men have been over the past several generations in various spaces.
Especially when combined with success and power.
Other women seems to said it is known inside the industry but she is the only one to say it in public...
I don't know, but what is sure is that nobody gives an apology to the people that were insulted or attacked in that thread.
This does not mean he is innocent at all. Learn the damn legal system.
These kinds of threads always have people more concerned about stuff other than the real victims. It is too damn transparent. Please go back to 4chan/8chan.
Hey asshole, you forgot the very important part when you were reading it. Here, I bolded it for you. Here's another hint: that doesn't mean he didn't do it. Rape isn't something you can always get physical evidence from, so a lot of rape and child sexual exploitation trials rely on..........EYEWITNESS TESTIMONY. YOU KNOW. LIKE A VICTIM TALKING ABOUT IT.
God is the game industry more prevalent with these types of people than other industries? I could actually see it being true. Some people never able to have good female relationships as children in highschool (due to "nerd" culture) then suddenly they have some notoriety and never built the control in the childhood to contain themselves. Sad.
Almost as sad is seeing all the vitriol that goes around in these threads. It seems these threads have the LEAST amount of common decency between posters as any other thread (even if justified).
Almost as sad is seeing all the vitriol that goes around in these threads. It seems these threads have the LEAST amount of common decency between posters as any other thread (even if justified).
It means he got the statement where he admits she said no to sex inadmissable in court.
Imagine you're a 911 operator. Someone calls and says they were just shot. Would you send help, or would you say "I'm skeptical, because believing each claim isn't healthy"?
Our justice system is based off of believing in human honesty. It's why people testify under oath. What is an oath, anyway?
I don't think you're making the argument you think you're making. The reason why the #metoo movement exists is in great part due to the fact that the justice system is broken and victim feel lost and powerless.
Yeah, no. ERA's not a court and it shouldn't have the same standards. Courts have the "beyond a reasonable doubt" standard for criminal cases because they're able to deprive someone of their liberty. All we can do is call someone an asshole and not support them, so our standards get to be a lot more lenient.
Unless you're suggesting that we should all forgive O.J. for what he did.
I definitely remember what the gaming press looked like in the 90s and early 00s, especially the advertisement. GG was just the audience they explicitly catered to and cultivated expressing itself; they wouldn't exist if the industry hadn't been courting their like for decades.
I'm not gonna let all you dudes with your usual bag of worn out abuser-enabling arguments and faux civility make me angry today because I am SO PROUD of all these women speaking out.
Game development can be a truly miserable place for woman because of men and the bravery of the past few days will help to bring more women in and keep those who are close to burning out.
I know someone close to me who was groped and harassed multiple times by a guy whose behaviour was shrugged off because "oh, that's how he is". And, more importantly, he was an irreplaceable genius coder.
I hope assholes like that are starting to feel afraid. I hope more of them see consequences.
Game development can be a truly miserable place for woman because of men and the bravery of the past few days will help to bring more women in and keep those who are close to burning out.
I know someone close to me who was groped and harassed multiple times by a guy whose behaviour was shrugged off because "oh, that's how he is". And, more importantly, he was an irreplaceable genius coder.
I hope assholes like that are starting to feel afraid. I hope more of them see consequences.
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I never heard of this particular person until this topic, but after reading the Twitter threads I'm so damn glad he's being called out.
Our justice system is based off of the idea that some guilty people will be found not guilty. There is an incredibly high barrier for a guilty verdict, because there's a lot of weight behind stripping people of their freedom and incarcerating them.
So many gross posts in this thread but I can't say that I'm shocked. Some gamers care more about their games than they do these brave women who are outing abusers for the scum they are.
Everyone has their day in court. On a base level, the justice system works. The problem is when you look at profit driven lawyers, dirty cops (including rape kit backlogs and victim blaming during the reporting process), corrupt judges, biased juries, and back room settlements.
User Banned (2 Months): Dismissing Allegations of Sexual Misconduct Over Multiple Posts in this Thread
According to OP, that statement was made on Twitter, not 911.
And please let me know when Twitter became a reliable source of testifying under oath.
I know I'm the devil when I my kid come back hurt from school because of a fight and one of the question I ask is "What did YOU do?". Rape and violence DO happen. There ARE bad people in the world. There are also two sides of a story which people too often tend to forget.
How's your reading comprehension so bad yet you still can write
Also: yes you are. Ain't making yourself look like you're a good father at all.
You realize that these movements are backed up by looking at long form statistics about our unbalanced culture of sexual assault for this very reason
Its why they say.. in the absence of absolute evidence trust the testimony of the victim because more often than not in our current environment they are the ones being silenced
I believe it's many, many times less probable than the very real and consistently documented phenomenon of men sexually abusing women.
Yes I have no faith in the men who take opportunities to abuse women. I believe in the women who chose to speak out because it is so much easier to pretend nothing happened ( both from the victims and perpetuators' end) than to find the courage to speak out. What's the personal benefit in lying? It is difficult to get justice, men tend to get away and resume their lives and the women who speak out get harassed by other men.
Understand your point more after reading your latest post, it was just confusing to me. Didn't know where you were going with this. But I do now!
The amount of women who would consider lying and subject themselves to such risk are so statistically insignificant its laughable to use them as a defense
Bro people got banned for taking Ronaldo's side because he fucking admitted it
Yup, and every single time there will be someone who come in and go "what if they are lying".