(October 2, 2018 at 2:43 pm)RoadRunner79 Wrote:(October 2, 2018 at 2:01 pm)downbeatplumb Wrote: Or maybe its because often victims are not believed or blamed. You can see this all writ large in this case.
Questioning and investigating is not victim blaming. It's not even saying that it is not believed or untrue. It's also not saying that Kavenaughs claims are untrue either. There just isn't enough information to form a rational opinion and especially not for the lynch mob mentality that is being seen.
I don't think that special pleading in these cases is justified to dispense with the principles of innocent until proven guilty and due process. I don't see that it is unreasonable for ask for a reason to believe one persons claims over another.
It's amusing the inconstancy seen here, vs discussion's about witness testimony (when people think we are talking about God). There's no lists of issues with testimony or memory. It appears that it is being demanded that it be believed against evidence and mostly based on feelings. Quite the contrast.
The testimony about god and jesus have had time to be investigated and found wanting.
But the claims against Brett haven't been investigated and given the time limit wont be. So you will have potential rapist on the supreme court as well as the white house.
Apparently Brett and his friends lined up to rape women. So lets investigate that and do it properly.
You can fix ignorance, you can't fix stupid.
Tinkety Tonk and down with the Nazis.