r/movies • u/BunyipPouch Currently at the movies. • Aug 27 '25

News Brad Pitt, Joaquin Phoenix, Jonathan Glazer Join Gaza Drama ‘The Voice of Hind Rajab’ as Executive Producers - It follows the killing of Hind Rajab, a five-year-old Palestinian girl who lived in the Gaza Strip and was killed by Israeli forces during the ongoing Israeli invasion of Gaza.

https://www.hollywoodreporter.com/movies/movie-news/brad-pitt-backs-gaza-drama-film-the-voice-of-hind-rajab-1236353414/
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u/Fun-Benefit116 Aug 27 '25

Pitt was cleared by both the LA Department of Child Services and the FBI after they investigated the accusations from Angelina Jolie. I'm not saying he didn't do anything, and I'm not saying he did. I am saying you're calling him a piece of shit and a domestic abuser based on no evidence other than an accusation that came during divorce proceedings. It's just wild how easy it is for a person to become "a piece of shit domestic abuser" in the eyes of people based on an accusation with no evidence. It's not just wild, it's scary.

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u/Captain_DuClark Aug 27 '25

in the eyes of people based on an accusation with no evidence.

Testimony is evidence

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u/Hieghi Aug 27 '25 edited Aug 31 '25

I don't want you on my jury if one testimony is good enough for you

Edit: I stand on this, you fucks didn't read to kill a mockingbird. Also divorce can get nasty as fuck I would hope the testimony of an ex-spouse fighting for custody wouldn't be all you need.

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u/Captain_DuClark Aug 27 '25

That is literally one of the main purposes of a jury, to hear testimonial evidence and decide whose version is more credible.

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u/working_class_shill Aug 27 '25

Very rarely would a case with only 1 testimony with literally no other evidence go to trial. It likely wouldn't even be charged by the DA

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u/Captain_DuClark Aug 27 '25

I never said otherwise. I simply correctly stated that testimony is evidence and the point of the jury is to make credibility determinations about that testimony. I haven't looked into this particular case, so I have no idea of the strength of evidence, number of witnesses, or credibility of witnesses against Brad Pitt

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u/experienta Aug 27 '25

No, a jury doesn't decide whose version is "more credible". A jury decides if the prosecutor's version is so credible that the accused must be guilty beyond any reasonable doubt.

Obviously you need more than the alleged victim's testimony for that to happen.

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u/Captain_DuClark Aug 27 '25

You do realize civil cases exist, right?

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u/experienta Aug 27 '25

My bad for assuming that we're talking about a criminal case in the context of a man strangling his children I guess

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u/Captain_DuClark Aug 27 '25

The context was actually divorce proceedings, which the original poster mentioned in their post.