Julian Assange, the weird albino creator of Wikileaks has been holed up in the Ecuadoran Embassy in London since June 19th because British authorities want to have him extradited to Sweden! Swedish authorities have been trying to put him in prison for years now simply because he made Wikileaks!



Wait… what’s that? Sweden just wants him to stand trial after he skipped bail on rape and assault charges from two different women?



That’s weird because PolanskiImeanAssange supporters are making this sound like some free speech battle or something.



Huh. Crazy. So just so we’re clear, Julian Assange was charged with rape, went to jail in England, paid bail and sought asylum so he couldn’t be extradited to Sweden to stand trial. He’s not fleeing some trumped up charges or false imprisonment, he’s simply avoiding facing the charges against him in court. He hasn’t even been found guilty or sentenced for anything.



So basically all these people protesting and getting arrested in England are defending a man because he doesn’t want to stand trial when a couple of chicks said he raped them?

Granted, the the case is a little murky and there is a chance that he’s being targeted because he’s a high profile individual but that doesn’t put him above the law. If I got charged with rape I couldn’t just run to an embassy even if the charges were trumped up. I’d have to stand trial. That’s how this shit works.



The other factor at play here is that you can’t be sure if the charges are false. If this actually did happen not only did he commit a crime but he pretty much kicked the victims while they were down with all this running, hiding and protests.



I kind of understand where his supporters are coming from, though. It’s hard to look at the man and think he could successfully force himself upon a woman –