#IStandWithVic / White Knight FAQ
"Innocent before proven guilty!!!"
This is true in a court of law to protect people from incarceration. Right now Vic is in the court of the public. There are a lot of things floating around right now and it's up to the public to come up with an opinion based on what they know.
And before some of his serious accusations which may count as something, what Vic was doing wasn't worth going to criminal court for... but they're still bad things to do as a person. The law does not cover every wrongdoing.
"There's no evidence!"
Testimony is evidence. There is also a lot of photographic and video evidence. And photos/videos from consenting fans are still evidence (still establishes a pattern of how Vic treats people at cons). Here is a great compilation. It's also hard to get evidence of things happening every single time, especially in a directed meeting at an autograph session. There is usually one chance to take a photo with the VA, if you are allowed to. This is also demanding that photos have been taken everytime a victim is fearful, confused about what is happening to them or is being assaulted which is messed up.
Was it mentioned already that there are already con photos and videos and testimony?
"False reports"
Only 3% of rape reports are false. It's much better to support victims while holding a grain of salt, until there is stronger evidence. In Vic's case, there is a lot of evidence, and his isn't even a full on rape report. It's unlikely that so many people from so many places who don't know each other would come up with the same patterns of behavior. Even given if a few are exaggerations or lies, there are too many to just shelve away. "Where theres smoke, theres fire"
There are many negative documented experiences from even fans and ex-Rangers, who have little reason to ruin their own idol.
"Conspiracy/ Voice Actors want his job"
The voice actors speaking against him are all on their own career paths now, and many are quite successful in their own paths and have more/bigger roles than majority of Vic's current castings. Many of the VAs who have spoken against him have voice roles in the same series and are cast as entirely different kinds of characters.
They are more at risk of losing their jobs and losing fans by standing against a popular VA like Vic, and they certainly have lost a lot of fans. Plus, now some fear for their safety or are attacked on every social media post they made.
Vic still has options for jobs if he takes fixing himself up seriously, and he is still being invited to some cons.
"People make mistakes, he apologized and should be forgiven"
He has made the same mistake for over a decade. He knows what people think about his behavior, he talks about it every con. VAs and con staff have told him in private. Even after the most recent viral tweets, it took 3 tries for him to say he would seek help/counseling, since he didn't think he did anything wrong. His apology was insincere and dragged out of him for PR reasons. He should have apologized and changed himself the first time this came up.
If he changes from now on that's good but first he has to face the consequences of his actions. He has certainly been more careful now.
"I have had a great experience with Vic, he's so pure there's no way he did those things"
That's wonderful. Now please, have some sympathy for people who didn't get nice Vic experience too.
Your positive experience doesn't negate someone else's terrible experience.
Your positive experience is not being challenged by someone else's bad experience.
you still want to support Vic, do so by encouraging him to better himself and not participating in harassing victims. Harassing victims and blindly believing Vic is 100% innocent is a bad look for him because he is tied to his supporters.
"Why haven't victims spoken up earlier off their blogs/forums? They must be lying now, or if they're not lying they're to blame for not stopping him"
He has been told off by peers and con staff.
He has been reported to cons by congoers before. They were not taken seriously, or Vic was given priority as a money maker.
Congoers likely considered the con an authority and didn't think it was worth getting Vic jailed over, so didn't go to the police.
Sexual harassment victims have lots of reasons to believe that they wouldn't be believed, as history shows they are not often supported. Serious allegations might require going to court, reliving trauma over and over only to be denied again.
Other people as minors did not realize that Vic's intimacy with them was inappropriate, or didn't know how to react.
People with jobs were concerned for their livelihood, especially going up against someone loved like Vic. And cons who let the Vic situation should have had some integrity, but in the the end it's Vic who is behaving inappropriately.
The sudden influx of testimony is not because it was lacking before, it is because now people feel like they can say it and be believed. Also the ability to record information and communicate on the internet is better too. Vic is still popular, but he is not the complete powerhouse of the Eng dub industry anymore. Simple.
"His kissing and hugs are innocent and affectionate. Those are not serious enough to lose his job. People are being oversensitive"
It is concerning behavior to be so intimate with strangers, especially children, most especially when UNWANTED. The bare minimum of respect is for him to ask if they'd like a hug or kiss first or wait for them to ask. Even if hugs don't bother you, it matters because it did bother THEM. It can leave emotional damage.
And it's unprofessional. You can give your fan a special momment without rubbing your cheek on their face.
No matter what, flirting and being sexual (Tamaki whisper) with a minor that is over 30 years younger than you is wrong even if they "want it", which just sounds like a predatory excuse. In public space he should have learned that he cannot treat everyone like his touchy Italian family.
He also has other issue that need attention like homophobia, being an asshole to con staff,etc.
What about the other industry creeps? Why is Vic the only one being targeted?
There have been accusations of other con scene people currently and VAs in the past. Feel free to check out AnimeMatsuri's the Leighs, Chris Niosi, Illich Guardiola, Hazukari, Scott Freenman, Todd Haberkorn, for some starts. Some of those are quite recent. Vic has been one of the longest running "con creeps", so it's about time his record started catching up to him and people started listening.
