Please tell me i’m not the only one who still finds this ridiculous and believes that only a court of law can determine guilt?

  • MochiGoesMeow@lemmy.zipOP
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    26 days ago

    I think the ideal situation is that he agrees to go to court and stands firm in his innocence if he is innocent. Get elected anyway. If he’s guilty in a court of law THEN he should step down.

    But i’m not FOR Americans and their culture of becoming vultures against someone due to weak evidence because the Media or political figures tell them so. So yes, I am someone who supports evidence and a jury to determine guilt in a court of law.

    • Arcanepotato@crazypeople.online
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      26 days ago

      I don’t understand this logic unless being a senator brings significant personal benefit instead of being a service in which case, that explains a lot about how people behave

      And further if it considered good leadership to put your personal benefit above the good of your movement

      • toomanypancakes@crazypeople.online
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        26 days ago

        Most senators do make quite a lot of money during their careers.

        Edit: hopefully the picture works better. But yeah, it’s pretty bad. Too many selfish people in charge.

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          26 days ago

          Thank you! I did know it was a paid position, I was hoping it would point out how absurd it is to tie someones financial future to their ability to win elections. Why would they do anything but ensure they stay in office?

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          26 days ago

          All the more motivation for Platner to deny there were any more potential scandals even while he knew that this woman believed he raped her. She texted him that he had sex with her without her consent. And he flatly denied that there were any more skeletons in his closet.