You’re such an asshole!*

Ruined by whom?

“No rapist may be identified until he/she is formally found guilty of rape?

The Internet isn’t a court of law, thus there is no real “conviction.”

Thank you for posting that, it’s a great summation of all the issues and shows how the whole idea of “burden of proof” is so irrelevant in these circumstances.

as people use the term ‘due process’ all the time as shortcut, and not in legal sense.

Is his life actually ruined? This is what makes me /facedesk about these situations, where people react by talking about how screwed the guy is- just how frequently is someone’s life/career actually put in jeopardy by allegations that wind up having little or no evidence to support them? It’s still far more common for…

He’s using ‘due process’ as a shortcut for ‘the ability to defend yourself at all, or have the burden be on the person doing the accusing.’

Hey, yes it is! It’s part of the Bill of Ten-ish Rights or So. And you are persecuting me by saying I’m wrong!!!!11!

Ah. You not only don’t understand what Due Process means, you also don’t understand the word “convict” or what a burden of proof is. A conviction is something that a judge or jury does in a criminal trial held by the government. A burden of proof is something that a party in a civil or criminal trial must satisfy in…

Since you also appear to misunderstand what Due Process is, let me clarify. Due Process is a thing that the Government must give you when it takes an action that affects any of your rights.