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In reply to the discussion: What could Kavanaugh have done as a teen-ager that would matter today...? [View all]pnwmom
(110,261 posts)30. He could have paid hush money today to hide something that
his wife and conservative supporters might not loving hearing about it. A rape, an abortion, a love child -- lots of options.
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What could Kavanaugh have done as a teen-ager that would matter today...? [View all]
First Speaker
Sep 2018
OP
statutory rape is with minor. What exactly are you saying, and do you have statistics to back that
still_one
Sep 2018
#2
Statutory rape usually refers to adults engaging in sexual activity with a minor, and I wanted to
still_one
Sep 2018
#14
I knew a kid in high school who was convicted of SR, though he was underage himself...
First Speaker
Sep 2018
#16
That is why I was asking for clarification. To make things even more confusing I believe different
still_one
Sep 2018
#18
The turtle wanted someone else. As he said, this would not be an easy confirmation.
Dawson Leery
Sep 2018
#4
Rape. If he was a minor too- the lady involved would have to be much younger for it to be rape.
bettyellen
Sep 2018
#5
I trust Lawrence O Donnell, he said was shown a copy last Friday and he thought it would never get
bettyellen
Sep 2018
#22
That's odd- Lawrence O Donnell said it was sexual assault. Maybe not alone in the room?
bettyellen
Sep 2018
#23
Yeah, I hated the one time I was pressured to play- "seven minutes of heaven"
bettyellen
Sep 2018
#25
It was a cultural thing, and yeah. I just remembered they turned bobbing for apples
bettyellen
Sep 2018
#28
I got my first kiss in a closet after a girl selected me for the experience.
Calista241
Sep 2018
#46
So Kavanagh is a liar and a rapist... No biggie, RepuKKKelicans will still vote to confirm. Unreal!
InAbLuEsTaTe
Sep 2018
#26
Thanks H... glad to see someone here is smart enough to get what I was saying.
InAbLuEsTaTe
Sep 2018
#40
No one is going to prosecute Kavanaugh for what he did as a teenager, but there's no need to
DFW
Sep 2018
#31