Back in 2017, when both Statue of Liberty open borders fervor and antiquarianism about white male racism and sexism were at their peaks,
I proposed a matching Statue of Limitations for San Francisco Bay that would point out that endless guilt-tripping about the past was a notoriously bad idea.
English comedian Russell Brand has been sentenced to 10.5 years in prison for three acts of sexual assault that allegedly happened 17 to 22 years ago.
The evidence against him, besides being extremely old, seems kind of thin.
On the other hand, his defenders seem more likely to be outsiders like journalist Michael Tracey who probably don’t actually know Brand. My vague impression is that Brand, who is evidently better known among British celebrities than among the American public (I only recall him from the fine 2008 comedy Forgetting Sara Marshall), developed quite a reputation in his elite social spheres.
Perhaps the truth is something like …
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