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Brian Callen, Chris D'Elia, and Mob Justice vs. Due Process
from #213 - Who's Gonna Put You In Jail | The Tim Dillon Show · #213
3 min
Tim discusses the allegations against Brian Callen and Chris D'Elia, arguing he has no personal knowledge of either but is uneasy with reputations being destroyed by single articles rather than legal process.
- Tim notes Brian Callen's career has been destroyed by accusations.
- The problem with destroying someone's entire life over a 20-year-old accusation reported to a journalist rather than authorities.
- People online calling Chris D'Elia a pedophile without Tim having met either him or Callen, or knowing who they really are.
- Tim compares himself to someone outside looking at a car wash—uncomfortable judging people he doesn't know from the comedy store scene.
- The core discomfort: destroying someone's career with just an article, even if some behavior deserves consequences.
- Tim argues the burden of proof and legal system cannot be replaced by internet mob justice and vigilantism.
- Western civilization is based on rule of law, which cannot be completely discarded in favor of frenzied mob justice.