There can be a Black Batman but not a white Storm. It doesn’t go both ways. That’s trying to be equal at the expense of fairness.

Wait, really? That would have been a useful piece of information to put in the original article.

In case you were wondering, here’s a picture of Michael Oatman. He’s said to possess a wicked topspin serve.

Yes, isn’t it? You’re absolutely right that the fact that they’re not going to prosecute doesn’t mean he’s innocent. Absolutely right. But in your aggression, you risk trying to make two wrongs into a right. There’s no contradiction at all between saying both that we need to be careful not to conflate a lack of…

And you doubt that why, exactly? All evidence suggests that’s exactly what it is. Literally no evidence suggests it’s as you say.

You keep talking about epidemics and how often something happens and general this and that. Fuck that. This is not that, nor does it stand for that, nor should Kane pay for that. This is not ‘in general’ this is a specific case.

How can you say there’s a good chance? Even the prosecutor doesn’t think that. An accusation isn’t proof nor is it any reason to actually believe someone did something.

I’d say Kane wins by not having an obviously false rape accusation/extortion attempt make it to trial, where his freedom would be at risk or where he’d have incentive to give the woman the money she was always after.

OMG my sports hero has sex with women he just met that night! He takes home strange girls from bars! I’ll never look at him the same again!

No, common sense says he didn’t rape somebody. This girl’s online behavior was extremely suspicious around the time of the incident (she changed her name and hid all her social media accounts the night of the thing, or immediately after, and posted suspicious stuff before going private), her friend refused to back her…

Kane’s attorney disputed the bite marks. DNA is easily transferrable. In an article the Buffalo News cited four sources that said the DNA found could have come from casual contact while only one source said it might be evidence of an assault but conceded it could also be from casual contact.

Which is incredibly sad if this girl was trying to shake him down.

You fuckwit. You demand Kane prove his innocence to remove the stigma. I tried to explain to you, to no avail obviously, that ‘proving innocence’ goes against anything that a just society stands for. Only totalitarian systems accuse people and ask them to prove their innocence.

No shit. Both are terrible. But if you are accused of raping someone and didn’t do it, that can cause just as much harm to someone’s life, without a doubt. Pitchfork nation needs to slow their role a little bit in these scenarios.

In other words - a man once accused of rape remains ‘guilty’, even if he has been acquitted. A woman should never be called a liar, even if the lie has been proven beyond reasonable doubt. No need to prosecute someone who tried to destroy another prson’s life. Great logic. Thank you!

How many bullshit rape accusations will it take before people stop assuming the accuser is telling the truth? Obviously you shouldn’t assume they’re lying either, but goddamn at least wait for some legit evidence before ruining some dude’s reputation.

Kane’s DNA was not found in rape kit, that also makes the case more difficult to prosecute.

I look forward to see what criminal/civil charges the mother faces for creating this farce.

The girl’s mother should be sued into oblivion for this. What a loser.