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The recent #MeToo movement has had a great impact on women in general, inspiring many women to come forward and break their silence regarding past abuse or assault. Many guilty people have been brought into the spotlight and punished accordingly, and I think it's amazing that it's had such a positive impact.

However it think it has spiraled out of control. Much of the result now is left to the court of public opinion. Someone makes a single accusation, social media flys into a storm, and then the person accused has their career ruined. No evidence, no proof, nothing is really needed for this to happen. You do not need to prove beyond a reasonable doubt anymore that your claim is true, instead it is immediately believed, and the accuser is left to defend themselves.

Is this really right? Is this justice? Think about it. If we are now operating under the assumption of "Guilty until proven innocent" how is the accused supposed to prove their innocence? If an ex of mine starting messaging my employer, telling them to fire me because I sexually abused them, how to I prove I'm innocent? I don't have any messages from our relationship, no video, and it's not like someone was witness to every single time we were together, so what am I supposed to do?

My ultimate question is this: Do you believe #MeToo and the current attitude towards accusations has changed for the better? Or has it spiraled out of control?