Guilt by Accusation: The Challenge of Proving Innocence in the

Guilt by Accusation: The Challenge of Proving Innocence in the Age of #MeToo

â€œMaybe the question isn't what happened to Alan Dershowitz. Maybe it's what happened to everyone else."-Politico

New York Times bestselling author Alan Dershowitz, one of America's most respected legal scholars, proves-with incontrovertible evidence-that he is entirely innocent of the sexual misconduct accusations against him, while suggesting a roadmap for how such allegations should truly be handled in a just society. Â

Alan Dershowitz has been called â€œone of the most prominent and consistent defenders of civil liberties in America" by Politico and â€œthe nation's most peripatetic civil liberties lawyer and one of its most distinguished defenders of individual rights" by Newsweek. Yet he has come under intense criticism for applying those same principles, and his famed â€œshoeâ€‘onâ€‘theâ€‘otherâ€‘foot test," to those accused of sexual misconduct.

In Guilt by Accusation, Dershowitz provides an inâ€‘depth analysis of the false accusations against him, alongside a full presentation of the exculpatory evidence that proves his account, including emails from his accuser and an admission of his innocence from her lawyer, David Boies. Additionally, he examines current attitudes toward accusations of sexual misconduct, which are today, in the age of #MeToo, accepted as implicit truth without giving the accused a fair chance to defend themselves and their innocence, and suggests possible pathways back to a society and legal system in which due process is respected above public opinion and the whims of social media mobs.

This book is Alan Dershowitz's plea for fairness for both accuser and accused, his principled stand for due process no matter the allegation, and his compelling assertion of his own innocence. It is essential reading for anyone who wants to know the inside story behind the accusations against him or who cares about the current societal debate over how we should handle accusations of sexual misconduct.

The #MeToo movement has generally been a force for good, but as with many good movements, it is being exploited by some bad people for personal profit. Supporters of the #MeToo movement must not allow false accusers to hurt real victims by hiding behind its virtuous shield, turning it into an exploitive sword against innocent people.
Country USA
Brand Sky Pony
Manufacturer Hot Books
Binding Hardcover
ReleaseDate 2019-11-19
UnitCount 1
EANs 9781510757530

Country	USA
Brand	Sky Pony
Manufacturer	Hot Books
Binding	Hardcover
ReleaseDate	2019-11-19
UnitCount	1
EANs	9781510757530

Guilt by Accusation: The Challenge of Proving Innocence in the Age of #MeToo

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