Wednesday, October 03, 2018

Diogenes' Middle Finger: The Newest Weapon of the Left - "Credibly Accused"

Diogenes' Middle Finger: The Newest Weapon of the Left - "Credibly Accused"
"When one hears the phase “credibly accused” you might automatically assume that the allegation being made have been examined and there is at least some credible amount of circumstantial evidence that the allegation is true.  
See the source imageToday, what “credibly accused” has come to mean that there is absolutely no corroborating evidence, no independent corroborating witness, no contemporaneous documentation and, most importantly, no way of verifying the allegations. 
It’s a phrase that reveals less of the accusations veracity than it does about the person using it and his/her animus toward the accused. 
It simply means the person reporting the allegation just *wants* it to be true. 
So it’s nothing more than an attempt to pronounce guilt without having to contend with bothersome issues like, ya know, the presumption of innocence or the need for evidence before destroying a hated target’s life and reputation.
The danger of “credibly accused” metastasizing out of the world of politics is very real. 
This week saw hundreds of law students from Yale and Harvard come out to endorse “credibly accused” as their preferred standard of justice..."
Read on.

2 comments:

Diogenes Sarcastica™ said...

Thank You for the Linkage! ;)

Jim Riley said...

Thank you for the excellent article!