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Jul 21, 2016

A Hobbit's Adventure

pentyne posted:

That "hundreds" of victims withdrawing statements, what is going on there? Legal advice? Panic? The entire Depp trial hinged on a specific set of words Heard used in a WaPo op-ed, not the act of accusing your abuser. I really doubt that even a fraction of 1% of similar cases would play out the same way.

I really don’t want to downplay the chilling effect this verdict could have, but I suspect that this stat may be not 100% accurate. It isn’t based on any kind of like publicly available data or reporting, it’s a quote in the Rolling Stone article from a person who is not a lawyer. It may be the case that it is true, but I think it isn’t out of the question that it’s hyperbole.

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