Been meaning to post this for a while.
A teacher in my local area was, at the end of last year, convicted of indecent exposure. He had exposed himself twice in a mixed sex changing room to a woman and her children. At one time he'd had an erection. His defences is that he'd forgotten to lock the cubicle door 
Following his conviction a petition was set up on change.org for a retrial, and 1300 fuckwits local people signed it.
The comments on the petition state that he doesn't derserve a conviction because -
- he has a good looking wife
- he was a good teacher
- he's been through hell over the last 8 months
- the victim should have looked away if she didn't like what she saw
This includes from pupils, parents of pupils and colleagues.
To put into perspective the certainty of his guilt, he had many inconsistencies in his story and the jury took just 35 minutes to convict him.
Luckily Cumbria Police were fantastic and issued this
Commending the bravery of the victim and condemning those who've signed the petition.
I find it terrifying that there's 1,300 apologist morons in my town, that think a petition can buy a retrial. The Facebook comments at the time were horrendous, calling to "name and shame" the victim.
This is a town I have to raise my DD in. I still feel disgusted months later. How do I even begin to steer her away from that school of thought, when people she would probably look up to are excusing his crime because he's good at his job?
