Submitted 1 year ago by HenriVolney@sh.itjust.works to moviesandtv@lemmy.film
Not a fan of showbiz gossip but I hated having to hate Spacey for being a predator. I love his acting and I am happy I can go back to loving the actor
The hell? You’re happy he got off on a technicality for a host of assaults so your conscience can be spared?! #priorities
He didn't get off on a technicality, a jury found him not guilty.
Not guilty means there’s some doubt, no matter how small. The jury could be 99% sure he did it and (by the book) he should be found not guilty. It’s almost impossible to prove something like this, so stuff like this frequently gets not guilty verdicts regardless of whether they actually did it or not.
Is there any actual evidence, he actually did all those things (without consent)?
Is there ever any actual evidence? Isn’t that precisely why sexual predators are able to get away with it so frequently?
If you can’t tell by how he looks, acts, the things he says, I’ve got nothin for ya.
Yes exactly. I am a weak and shallow human being who likes his movies and TV shows and hates having to think twice about bad people doing bad things. But everyone seems to consider that my position is unacceptable so I will go back to hating Spacey like everyone else because you know, I am weak and shallow.
Based
Spacey's had a bad rep in the industry for his behavior for awhile - he was a well known bully on set, and it was a running joke in LA in the 2000s that you don't get in a cab with Kevin. That being said, I'm not surprised the verdict came down this way - male sexual assault victims are marginalized to the point of invisibility, and mocked when they make a stand.
I have no doubt that he's guilty of what he was accused of and suspect there are probably more victims. The results of this trial speak more to his wealth and power than to his innocence.
was this the only case against him?
I doubt it's the last we will see. These are the Brittish assault accusations.
In the US the Nantucket one was thrown out of court but there was also whatever went on that caused him to have to pay for breach of contract on House of Cards.
Fog0555@lemmy.world 1 year ago
Not guilty doesn’t mean innocent. This is still a good step in the right direction though.
ryno364@lemmy.world 1 year ago
I didn’t look into it, but I’d say a court/jury declaring him as not-guilty is a bit more reliable than a bunch of pitchfork hungry folks on social media.
NuPNuA@lemm.ee 1 year ago
No, basic societal conventions do mean that someone should be considered innocent until proven guilty though. Mob justice isn’t a good progression for our society whether it’s torches and pitchforks or social media cancellations.