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    This explains his sudden turn to Christianity last year. He’s going to try the “God forgave me” defense.

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    after a police investigation into allegations made following the broadcast of a Channel 4 documentary

    "The Crown Prosecution Service reminds everyone that criminal proceedings are active, and the defendant has the right to a fair trial.

    Were the allegations not brought to the police before the tv documentary? Why didn’t the police investigate before? If so there should be an investigation and prosecution of those involved in the “non-investigation”.

    This failure to investigate is an outrage, many people including me listened to Russel Brand in the 2010s, but the police failed to investigate and now has the gall to say “the defendant has a right to a fair trial”? Does the public not also have a right to a fail investigation and prosecution?

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    honest question here. unless there is video and audio proof. how the fuck could someone be charged for this 20+ years later over “he said she said”? like how the hell does that work. Could i just pick a random person and say they raped me in 2002 and then they will go to prison?

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      Could i just pick a random person and say they raped me in 2002 and then they will go to prison?

      Yes, that is how it works. They will be in prison the next day.

      It’s actually really easy. All you have to do is prepare some evidence, such as text messages and emails in 2002.

      Then you need to have several really cool and chill interviews with detectives. You should get your family and friends to lie to the police as well – tell them to say that you described the fabricated rape to them way back in 2002.

      You should also make up some fake police reports from 2002 which were not pursued.

      The real trick though is getting several other women to do the same thing.

      Then yeah, the next day the police will arrest the person you’ve accused and they will be jailed without trial.

      You’re a fucking idiot.

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          Yeah, it was a genuinely dumb question.

          Edit: also, this wasn’t a genuine question. Read it again, the poster makes a bunch of ridiculous assumptions to frame this as an absurd scenario. People who ask questions like this aren’t doing it in good faith, and they should be told to fuck off with prejudice.

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      Are you ok? That is call law and order. You accuse someone, judge look into it, if there is a merit, it goes to trial, and law can determine based on evidence?

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        Did you read my question and comprehend it? I said other than video or audio proof how could there been be evidence in a case like this other than hearsay?

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      How can this book be more than interesting and novel grammatical constructs saying a lot of bull shit at 200kmh?

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    The way he groped Vanessa Bayer on SNL, I can’t say I’m surprised

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    Charged with rape again, right? Didn’t we-the-people already cancel this idiot once?

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    Well, I’ve seen this coming for a while now, but I must admit, I actually liked him once upon a time. His comedy specials weren’t just funny, they made you think about the abstract ideas of religion and consciousness. He was like a handsome rockstar comedian, the sort of person I wish I could be. Smart, sexy, cool, interesting. Hell, when I got sober from alcohol, reading his book that re-imagined the twelve steps into something less religious actually helped.

    But then I heard the rumors, and it kind of fit with the image he gave himself. And then he made that abrupt turn into right-wing conspiracy and that all but confirmed it. To be honest I thought he’d already been charged with something and had just celebrity-ed his way out of it. Sucks, man.

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      I loved Dennis Miller back in the '80s, before he made his heel turn into a right-wing douche. In retrospect, I realize I actually just liked the SNL writers coupled with his snarky delivery.

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      Hey, help is help, don’t let his failings mean that your success is somehow tarnished. I get the sentiment as well. He was a little over the top for my taste but the reboot of Arthus he did still ranks pretty high on my list.