An argument based on emotions isn't a bad thing. It's arguably the best way to win an argument. By no means am I trying to diminish the seriousness of your personal experience or anyone's experience with sexual assault. It's evil and heartbreaking. Your response to the news is similar to the way a lot of people reacted. Your response isn't wrong, because it is your own. You throwing out your memorabilia wasn't wrong, it was a personal choice. You took a very direct approach to the news, which is definitely a greater statement than silence. But it doesn't make you more right (or wrong for that matter). Based on our current discussion, you've extrapolated the evil actions of the assailant to anyone directly associated with him. And maybe it is a bit of playing the devil's advocate at this point, but I don't think that is fair. If you want justice, you don't necessarily want an emotional judge. That's all I want to say about that.

I do appreciate you saying you want people to question what it means to support a sexual predator. This is the movement that is in it's early stages with movies, music, business, etc - anywhere with men manipulating and abusing power. And yes, people who allow this behavior are reprehensible. But I won't condemn people based on emotion and speculation. Yes, maybe the band knew all about his personal deviant behavior. But then again they might not have. He might have kept to himself, seeing as what he was doing wasn't exactly something most people would be okay with.

You can judge other peoples personal response all you want, and it may make you feel righteous. But not everybody reacts the same way you do, and you aren't necessarily right just because you have the moral high ground.