The process is the punishment
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the process is the punishment. This is the process is the punishment because you get just do Is the accusation of a thing? Not, you know, I know nothing about Russell Brand that he may be completely guilty. But that's not the point.
Episode 147: Like Lavender (episode page, opens in a new tab) 01:14:50 (play audio from this timestamp, opens in a new tab)
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When someone is cut off on accusation alone, the accusation itself becomes the punishment. Dave says it's not about whether the person is guilty; it's that the process punishes before anything is proven.