• IllecorsA
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    7 months ago

    I would like to underscore the alleged bit. Yes, there’s a good chance they’re scum, but the title just screams clickbait and I’d prefer to wait for an actual verdict.

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      7 months ago

      That’s how literally every single journalist writes about crime lol. Even when there’s video evidence of a murder, they’ll say alleged killer until the conviction.

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      7 months ago

      Alleged is just “don’t sue me bro.” It’s fine to wait for a verdict, but at the same time keep in mind that a guilty verdict doesn’t mean they actually did something reprehensible and an innocent verdict doesn’t mean they didn’t. At some point you have to examine the situation and make a judgement for yourself.

      I wouldn’t let my daughters hang with OJ or Cosby (in some silly world where they wanted to hang with people that old) regardless of what a court says. I applaud an open mind because an accusation isn’t a verdict, but at some point you just have to decide who you find credible, while acknowledging that we are prone to bias.

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      7 months ago

      According to the article, the Texas Attorney General, the state of Arkansas, and the FTC all won a sizable judgment against them. The description from the DOJ of their business also screams pyramid scheme.