Without naming any particular accusation, I offer these factors for consideration to the fair-minded who remain open to the possibility that guilt or innocence is not simply a question of politics. I also remind the reader that politicizing these accusations have allowed men like Harvey Weinstein, Al Franken, Matt Lauer, Les Moonves, Bill Clinton, and Keith Ellison to escape accountability. Nobody seems to care if they walk the walk so long as they talk the talk.
Read the whole list. This one grabbed me:
4. When the accused’s opportunity to mount a defense is delegitimized.
The Duke Lacrosse coach was fired just for saying his players were innocent. When the players dared to protest their innocence, the prosecutor painted their stories in the press as “uncooperative.” If either the accused or the accused’s supporters are attacked for just for failing to agree with the accusation, it’s a red flag.
Apply it to current events.
Pass it on.
All of it is really good, and it centers around the fact that if the facts and law aren’t on your side, you will simply attack the other side.
You’re right bb, an old saying for lawyers: if the facts are on your side, argue the facts. If the law is on your side, argue the law. If neither is on your side, argue like h**l.
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I heard it as “If the facts are on your side, pound the facts. If the law is on your side, pound the law. If neither, pound the table.” But yes.