Social Media, largely - but this isn't new - look at the case of Fatty Arbuckle.
People now get tried in the court of public opinion as a function of virtue signaling - "Person X did currently unpopular thing Y, I must show that I do not support the activity of Y, by expressing my displeasure of person X" and on, and on, and on, also people are not willing to admit that in some of these cases, the people are mistaken, confused about what happened or intentions, or about the identity of people involved. It's not to say that nothing happened, but it may not line up with the reality of the situation claimed.
Generally, I use the following rule:
1 accusation without corresponding other evidence? I'm willing to discount, depending on the situation.
2-3 accusations without corresponding other evidence? Something may have happened here, and a deeper investigation should happen.
4+ accusations without corresponding other evidence? Person might be guilty of what they are accused of, we should really investigate this so the justice system can do its thing.
> I mean, how likely is it that 10+ people all had no chance to collect any evidence?
In cases of sexual assault or rape? Very high.
Police departments aren't too careful with the relevant physical evidence[1] and the crime is extremely humiliating and traumatic for the victim - especially in previous decades where "she was asking for it" was a valid defence for sexual assault.
In sexual assaults it often is she said, he said - and that's just kind of the brass tacks of it - what I don't like is that we're seeing lives ruined, and careers destroyed over single accusations, unproven ones even - that are taken to the court of public opinion instead of a court of justice.
People now get tried in the court of public opinion as a function of virtue signaling - "Person X did currently unpopular thing Y, I must show that I do not support the activity of Y, by expressing my displeasure of person X" and on, and on, and on, also people are not willing to admit that in some of these cases, the people are mistaken, confused about what happened or intentions, or about the identity of people involved. It's not to say that nothing happened, but it may not line up with the reality of the situation claimed.
Generally, I use the following rule:
1 accusation without corresponding other evidence? I'm willing to discount, depending on the situation.
2-3 accusations without corresponding other evidence? Something may have happened here, and a deeper investigation should happen.
4+ accusations without corresponding other evidence? Person might be guilty of what they are accused of, we should really investigate this so the justice system can do its thing.