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I consider myself an extremely informed citizen, thank you. And based on my experience with this type of situation, I believe Chloe. I've been assaulted by a famous person before and have never publicly named him due to this type of backlash. People wouldn't believe me. People would think I'm searching for "fame." Neither of these things are true. And yet I remain quiet. So yes, I'm going to believe Chloe and I'm going to support her. And I'm going to do so as an informed citizen who knows what it's like to be in a similar situation. I would appreciate it if you don't imply I'm supporting her from a place of ignorance. Thank you.
I am not discrediting your experience. That sounds awful and I'm sorry it happened to you.However, you are not informed in this situation. Nobody is, except for Chloe Dykstra and Chris Hardwick. We currently have one personal account, with claims of evidence. I am inclined to believe her for similar reasons to yourself, but throwing your entire support behind somebody with only 50% of the information is dangerous. As of now, we are all ignorant as to the details of this situation.
However, you seem to be taking offense to me using the terms uninformed and ignorant. I am not using them as an insult, and I am implying these terms to myself as well. I apologize if I came off as antagonistic for using those terms, that was definitely not my intention.
"Innocent until proven guilty" is for the courts, not for personal opinion. Or even PUBLIC opinion. Unless you are on a jury or are a judge, there is no obligation to be presume innocence.
Even in the courts, someone can be found not guilty and still lose in public opinion. O.J. Simpson comes to mind.This situation reinforces with me once again that no matter how much you admire a person's work, you just don't know them. You know their work. Not them.Too often, I see fans declare a celebrity "genuine" or a "good guy" just because they said something nice while signing their autograph or because they do charity. A 5 second encounter doesn't mean you know a person.