It isn't a case of siding with Evans though. He may (or may not ) be as guilty as hell for raping/planning a rape - you can decide for yourself that he is/isn't a complete ****. The point many of us are making is that we let the legal system (for better or worse) decide on what happened and to punish as it sees fit. As I said earlier, if the punishment is fifty five years in jail -then fine. BUT once the punishment is over then let the person get on with their life. You don't have to punish the person for ever and a day.It's easy to pick and choose which mistakes you agree with supporting though. Loads of lads have sided with Evans over this one because know how close to the wind they sail themselves. Even a prostitute can be raped, if she was in no fit state to consent, and men have been convicted for doing so. The character of the girl in question, and her willingness to go to a hotel and have sex with the first lad, does not mean she was expecting, or wanting a threesome. It's too easy to vilify a girl who finds herself in that position, and that is why Evans is getting so much sympathy. The fact that he arranged the whole scenario, booked the room, got his mate to pick up a girl, and then went around to have his way with her seems to float over their moralistic heads. It actually shows a serious lack of morals in their own character, that they side with a predatory male over a drunk lass.
A bit unfair to question our morals.