nanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agoConor McGregor cut from Hitman 'effective immediately' after jury orders him to pay $260,000 to a woman who accused him of rapewww.pcgamer.comexternal-linkmessage-square16fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1external-linkConor McGregor cut from Hitman 'effective immediately' after jury orders him to pay $260,000 to a woman who accused him of rapewww.pcgamer.comnanoUFO@sh.itjust.worksM to Games@sh.itjust.worksEnglish · 1 month agomessage-square16fedilink
minus-square90s_hacker@reddthat.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoAm I the only one who finds the wording ‘accused him of rape’ very icky’
minus-squarePika@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·1 month agoI think they have it labeled that way, because he plans on appealing, so it’s possible that the verdict isn’t final. But yeah generally once you’ve been given a conviction the terminology changes
minus-squareKellamity@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·30 days agoIt’s probably because its a civil trial, not a criminal one. So he hasn’t been ‘convicted’ - although personally it’s more than enough evidence for me
Am I the only one who finds the wording ‘accused him of rape’ very icky’
I think they have it labeled that way, because he plans on appealing, so it’s possible that the verdict isn’t final. But yeah generally once you’ve been given a conviction the terminology changes
It’s probably because its a civil trial, not a criminal one. So he hasn’t been ‘convicted’ - although personally it’s more than enough evidence for me