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Originally Posted by jfman
The basis for vilifying Prince Andrew - and I’m at the front of the queue to do so - is allegations that came to nothing. No criminal prosecution. Civil case settled out of court. Why he paid £12m is up to him; his friendship with Epstein is well publicised and regardless of the evidence he’d nothing to gain (and everything to lose) by participating.
Nobody is putting the alleged crimes on a parallel. However if we live in a world where there’s only proven illegality and acceptable behaviour we have two innocent men. Morality isn’t a factor.
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I think the public would be inclined to have more sympathy for Prince Andrew were it not for the £12m.
I also think a lot of Hugh Edwards' peers friends and colleagues are in the media industry so we're always going to her more from them than we would from Prince Andrew's friends and colleagues. Prince Andrew's friends and colleagues may be equally supportive and empathetic but as they're not in the media they're less likely to be heard.