Okay guys. So Scientology is a cult.
Did any of you watch the Sarah Lawrence cult doc? Some of the girls who were brainwashed had some really crazy stories and were not living in reality for a long time. I have no idea what I think because I wasn’t at the trial and I’m seeing some conflicting accounts of the trial and what happened to them online. I lean toward, “where there’s smoke there’s fire,” but that’s a crude way to form an actual opinion. But anyway, is not plausible that Mila and Ashton believe those women (who were also cult members) have or had some of their own delusions regarding Masterson? |
Even if true, 30 years is too harsh of a sentence for something like this, especially since it occurred over 20 years ago. And it was a few women, not “multiple”, who all knew each other and could have possibly corroborated their stories. |
Look, it went to trial and the jury found him guilty. Evidence was presented, including testimony from the accusers and the defendant’s counsel had the opportunity to cross examine them. Danny had the opportunity to testify and present his side of the story and he chose not to. He willingly allowed the jury to only hear the accusers’ sides. There was also a lot more evidence that hasn’t been frequently discussed. Have you actually read more on the trial? Sorry if this isn’t enough for you, but it was for the jury. This is how the court system works. If Danny didn’t want a jury, he could have opted for a bench trial, which he also didn’t do. So, Danny opted for a jury trial, of a jury made of his peers that his attorneys helped select, chose not to testify and those jurors heard the case and decided he was guilty. You weren’t on the jury. He received a fair trial. Now he lives with the conviction. |
One of the victims went to the police and filed a report in 2004, shortly after she was raped. |
Not all cults are the same. Scientology is a massive religious organization with political and cultural sway. The Sarah Lawrence cult was one guy with a daughter at the school who developed a small cult around himself by preying on his daughter's impressionable friends. Those are very different situations and I wouldn't assume similar dynamics. It sounds like you aren't very well versed in the facts of this case. I'd urge you to actually read an account of the first trial which includes a lot of details about the timeline, how Danny knew these women, and what is alleged and known. If Ashton and Mila are assuming these women are just delusional and cooked up a conspiracy to frame Danny for rape, they too could probably stand to educate themselves a bit on why Danny was charged and tried, and why he was found guilty. |
+1 Good lord who are these "OK, so you gassed a bunch of people as part of a fascist genocide plot but NBD" Nazi apologists??? |
We are not the ones who heard all of the testimony. The jury did, and they decided. |
+1 This is why Bill Cosby drugged and raped a 17 year old without money or power but didn't rape Phylicia Rashad with her money and fame. I'm so sorry for what happened to you. For centuries, men rape women who are powerless or even worse outcasts. If they report it then society turns against them, calling them liars and shunning them. Men use their station to get away with it and gain supporters. Bijou's response to mock and humiliate the victims is unfortunately very typical. |
All of them? |
It’s 3 women all of whom were Scientologists, no? |
Indeed. Entire victim impact statement goes on here: https://www.thereset.news/p/new-full-victim-impact-statement |
And the police response was . . . |
Last comment on this - thinking the sentencing was harsh (in general, as well as given the evidence and time) is NOT rationalizing rape or making it seem like less of a big deal. It is merely saying, holy shit that seems like a crazy harsh sentence! Similar to how some people are opposed to the death penalty. If it was someone you loved who had been horribly murdered how would you feel about a bunch of bleeding heart murder rationalization types demanding mercy for the killer because they think the death penalty is too harsh, or morally wrong, or dare I say crazy? That’s all that’s going on here, a difference of opinion as to the appropriateness of the sentence. |
You, and people who think like you, are just monstrous at some level. You are the reason rape culture persists in our society. Testimony IS evidence. Period. The jury weighs credibility of witnesses, including victim witnesses. It IS hard evidence when a person whose body was brutally violated by another person testifies, UNDER OATH AND UPON PENALTY OF PERJURY, that the defendant violated their bodily integrity. The incidence of false rape accusations is tiny, whilst the number of unreported rapes is massive. Because of people like you! ~ former sex assault prosecutor |