"We should give him a fair trial" is a silencing tactic in which it is argued that a harasser or abuser cannot be excluded from a community without legalistic due process being set up by that community, for example: * a criminal trial-like proceeding * the right to challenge witness statements * an appeals process This is in contrast to systems like the Responding to harassment reports process on this wiki, where community leaders such as event organisers are empowered to exclude someone from the community based on an internal decision making process.