But he'll always be the man who spent a decade hiding in an attic to avoid a rape charge.
That's a level of cognitive dissonance which is surprising to admit publicly.
This is a matter of public record.
He skipped bail, costing his supporters £60K in surety.
For skipping bail he's now wanted for failure to appear, which is a criminal offence in the U.K. of which he is most certainly guilty.
Whether or not Assange is a rapist we can't ascertain because he fled justice rather than face the accusations.
Maybe if he ever leaves the wardrobe he's hiding from justice the case will be re-opened he'll answer the accused and we'll find out if he's a rapist or not.
But since there's no statue of limitations on his failure to appear, of which he is certainly guilty, it doesn't look like he's emerging from that attic any time soon.
If you're accused, you're guilty. Damn the facts!
That's worked out well in the past. /s
http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/review/kill-a-mockingbird-1...
One of my favorite quotes is from "A man for all seasons":
William Roper: So, now you give the Devil the benefit of law!
Sir Thomas More: Yes! What would you do? Cut a great road through the law to get after the Devil?
William Roper: Yes, I'd cut down every law in England to do that!
Sir Thomas More: Oh? And when the last law was down, and the Devil turned 'round on you, where would you hide, Roper, the laws all being flat? This country is planted thick with laws, from coast to coast, Man's laws, not God's! And if you cut them down, and you're just the man to do it, do you really think you could stand upright in the winds that would blow then? Yes, I'd give the Devil benefit of law, for my own safety's sake!
Denying the rule of law to "get" a bad person is called "lynching".