not just comfortably welcome him back into the fold as if he had actually done nothing wrong.

You are correct in that we can't say he's guilty. That is the legal consequence of this situation. But as I described in that news thread so long ago, he has an established record and a pattern of actions that mean we should

@Chidder I didn't say anything about either side, really protective of this guy aye

Yes, we can say that he is an asshole. But being an asshole is not and cannot be a crime. Yet ;)

an assumption any of us should be making), would that be something to laugh about? How would that in any way be funny? Are you considering someone to have gotten their comeuppance or something? This is not a joke to anyone.

Furthermore, even if, for the sake of argument, this HAD been actually decided in Manson's favor and he was thoroughly cleared of all charges and it did turn out that all his accusers were lying through their teeth (which is not

He was dropped by his label, and din't tour in four years, so... Yeah, it nearly destroyed his career. If something hasn't been proven, you can't say he's guilty either. That's a double sword edge here.