DamagedGoods

The police generally do not arrest people without evidence... not just because the neighbour/ex/school/the IRA/illegal aliens said so. Now, I'm not saying that it isn't possible that they got the wrong man/woman in any specific situation, of course it is, shit happens... but that's the exception, not the rule.

"But I've known him forever and he would never do a thing like that!!" Ahh, you mean you never suspected him/her of a thing like this, which is generally the idea... pervs try not to advertise... it's bad for business (and I'd be a bit disturbed if you DID think they were pedos and did nothing about it). Honestly, how many people do you think feel this way in your situation? Do you think pedos would be out fucking kids long if they didn't fool people around them? I know it must fucking blow great hairy nards to find out someone you thought you knew well is actually a POS scumbag wondercunt. I know that you desperately want to believe it's not true, that you weren't totally fooled; that you didn't care for someone capable of this, but defending them in the face of overwhelming evidence does not help you. Reality is reality whether you choose to be present for it or not; and the reality is, no one wants to believe they loved/are related to/didn't realize the person was, a pedophile. It has got to be waaaaay up there on the FML scale of traumatic discoveries. I'm afraid you're biased, and the odds are against you being correct.

You now have 3 choices; you can accept that evidence leads you to believe the person you knew did not exist; you were fooled and admitting to it at this point is no shame to you; you can choose to withhold judgment for the time being and give the benefit of the doubt or even a defense if it is based on solid fact and backed by unbiased evidence, not something the accused themselves told you. Lastly, you can choose to stand in the face of logic, statistics, and evidence, and not only defend someone who has committed a crime like this, but attack any who dare to condemn them, usually with gratuitous use of illogical garbage, poor spelling and an utter disregard for grammar.

If you do decide to come defend someone, be prepared; you WILL be expected to make a logical, understandable argument with facts to back it up, if you come with less, you WILL NOT be treated terribly friendly. Try to use spellcheck, how the hell do you expect anyone to consider your points when we aren't sure wtf they are? On the other hand, if you have good info, we, well... at least I will give it equal consideration. I loathe those who falsify these claims as much as those who actually do the things in question. By no means do I want to suggest I can't be swayed given a good argument.

"But... but... he is being framed by the real perv!!" Really? Let me guess where you got that idea! For the sake of argument lets say this scenario is true; this means that even though they didn't do it themselves, they abetted the real monster, they turned their head until it suited their purpose, until it could be used as a scapegoat. They let a child be raped for no reason at all except what? Laziness? Apathy?

Knock knock! Who's there? Epic! Epic who? Epic Fail!

"You don't know them like I do!!" I'll give you that... I don't, but if it were easy for everyone to spot asswipes i doubt there would be nearly as much bullshit in this world. The very fact that i do NOT know them gives me a clearer view.

"What happened to innocent until proven guilty?!" I am not a court of law (even if I should be), my opinion is my opinion and only that, much like yours is yours; the question is, who's more convincing? I base my opinion on the facts I have available to me, and I try to get as many facts as possible.

"They told me they didn't do it! They like grown women/men/boobies/wtf ever!" Are you really that much of a maroon? I'm not saying they lied to you (just that they probably did), but, when is the last time you heard about anyone openly chatting about liking 3 year old boys? Getting caught by mind-numbing stupidity does not count. Looking for fellow pedos online also does not count.

If all of your information for defense comes from the accused, please fuck off... Even if it's true, fuck off, it will not sway me unless you can back it up. Again, statistics are not in your favour, odds are that the accused is guilty, therefore it makes the most logical sense to assume they are guilty if the evidence points to that.

If I am wrong, I apologize, I will not automatically assume I cannot be wrong, if my mind is changed, i will not hold any further ill feelings toward the accused, quite the opposite actually. I really do believe it must hurt like all hell to be in the situation you find yourself in, and I would be the first to offer my support to you, but not if you blindly defend someone. I don't expect you to agree, I expect you to be reasonable, is that so much to ask?

Did I go overboard?