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Re: No, of that I'm innocent

#2
This issue isn't just plaguing the tech industry. This is an issue affecting the entire Western society, from Tech and Entertainment industries to even religious institutions. Its time at last for society to realign itself. But lets keep in mind that while such matters should be brought to public attention, lets also let the jury be the ones to deliver the verdicts.

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

#3
None of the women who came forward were ever in a position where I could make or break their careers. Sexual Harassment requires that I have such power.

This is not true and it does not look good for him to say it:

The legal and social understanding of sexual harassment, however, varies by culture.

In the context of US employment, the harasser can be the victim's supervisor, a supervisor in another area, a co-worker, or someone who is not an employee of the employer, such as a client or customer, and harassers or victims can be of any gender.

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sexual_harassment

But, I do generally agree that two wrongs don't make a right. I am pretty appalled to hear that he had an online text-based affair with a woman who outed him to his wife for apparently vindictive reasons.

I don't know how we move this discussion forward into constructive territory. I see this at least partly through the lens of massive social changes disrupting the rules and neither side having a good play book. I challenge commenters here to find something constructive to say and avoid just wallowing in the mud here.

Re: No, of that I'm innocent

#4
This is not a dupe of his previous apology (which has been deleted). This is something else entirely that will be talked about years later.

To give you an idea of what it’s about, it starts with “I have rejected my lawyer’s advice to not make a statement”

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