Its been brought up before though its not the first time. I heard about it when Beyond the Lights was being released. That’s my point it’s been out there its just coming up again it’s not a conspiracy.

how can there be restorative justice if he was never convicted, thus there was no justice for the victim or the community?!?

They didn’t call him a rapist. They stated that he was tried and not convicted, although his co-defendant was convicted. They linked to primary sources. They quoted and linked to his statement. They linked to evidence from his trial. None of this is unethical.

For all of these ‘he was acquitted’ apologists out there: None of you are taking into account that Nate Parker continued to associate with the man who was convicted in a court of law of raping this same woman — and then chose, above all people — to co-write a movie with his friend/rapist in an effort to give him the…

There are transcripts available to read. That people were presented with those facts in ‘99 and saw no fault, does not supercede my abilities of reading comprehension in the year of our lord 2016 and subsequently finding his actions deplorable. A court once ruled that Dred Scott was not a Man but was property, facts…

He didn’t do everything he could to demonstrate otherwise. As far as I can tell, all he’s done is beat a prosecution, against the highest possible standard required for prosecution in our justice system. Nevertheless, the fact that I think he did it doesn’t mean I think he should now be imprisoned. Nor does it mean I…

The victim-blaming is maddening.

That transcript is one of the worst things that I’ve ever read. The gas lighting, the manipulation, the self-interest in the face of a horribly abused woman. Just breathtakingly awful. The transcript should be shared again and again.

But the facts don’t bear that out, so what is the benefit of your speculation. If you want to talk about someone whose ACTUALLY not guilty fine your statement would hold weight, this is not that time so why continue to sew farts to moonbeams it’s a false equivalence.

Forgiveness is not owed, it’s earned. The concept of restorative justice implies that the transgressor has accepted they have erred, as you can see this gentleman does no believe that’s the case. If you want to make a habit of forgiving people who won’t even admit they’ve wronged you go right ahead , but don’t ask me…

I am appalled that he tried the old I have a wife and daughters now so I’m a good guy bullshit.

I appreciate the reply, but there is no defamation in reporting facts. If Jez were to write unsubstantiated rumors as fact then that would apply, but for them to report information like court records and to have an ediorialized opinion on it is perfectly fine (and basically Gawker’s whole business model).

My biggest problem with this article is that it again focuses almost solely on Parker’s narrative and feelings. This morning we knew he was sad that he got caught. Now we know he’s also sad that his PR situation has gotten worse and he’s had to “learn” of this tragedy with the media. Even in this letter he maintains…

I agree with your sentiment completely. But with the studio going so far as to even give a movie credit to his accomplice in the rape - beyond ridiculous! The studio either didn’t do it’s due diligence or didn’t care about the accusations and are about to face the repercussions either way.

Strong non sequitur there. I never suggested that Parker be tried again or even that he be held to any account actually. My question was why a purportedly feminist site that frequently excoriates accused rapists is being so careful with its handling of this particular case. If you look through my comments, you’ll see…

Hold up, are we in a court of law? Am I a judge? A member of a jury? A lawyer?

I don’t really understand Jez’s handwringing over how to discuss what happened.

He’s the real victim not the girl he and his friend raped and then stalked and harassed after she pressed charges. http://www.nytimes.com/2016/08/16/mov…

Jezebel is reporting this rape in a very different way than it usually does.

There are a lot of “I” statements in this statement. Hm.