@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 4 days 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-square18fedilinkarrow-up1156arrow-down12
arrow-up1154arrow-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.com@[email protected]M to [email protected]English • 4 days agomessage-square18fedilink
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish3•3 days agoAm I the only one who finds the wording ‘accused him of rape’ very icky’
minus-squarePikalinkfedilinkEnglish5•3 days 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-square@[email protected]linkfedilinkEnglish6•2 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