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In reply to the discussion: What if Barack Obama had been accused of rape? [View all]EffieBlack
(14,249 posts)22. You think evidence is the prerequisite for someone to be accused of rape?
Surely you are aware that some men are accused of rape without any evidence and that some people who are perfectly innocent are accused of being rapists?
In Justin Fairfax's case, so far the only "evidence" people are relying on to assume that he may have raped someone is the accusation itself. That's it.
But again, you've completely missed the point of my OP. Care to answer the questions or do you just want to keep insisting why Obama wasn't accused of rape?
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We have promoted a "no benefit of the doubt" hysteria here. Such things come back to bite us.
LongtimeAZDem
Feb 2019
#1
There are things I would not believe of Barack Obama, & nonconsensual sex is one of them...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#2
Well you got here in 2007, but you never seem to know who I am, so I'll explain again...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#16
Oh. I apologize for not committing your history, views and impressions of Obama to memory
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#20
But that's because we KNOW him now. Pretend this was back in 2004 and we didn't know him. What then?
pnwmom
Feb 2019
#33
I addressed the questions put to me by EB, and told her more about me than I probably should...
Hekate
Feb 2019
#38
They would have impeached, indicted, imprisoned and popped the champagne by now.
Initech
Feb 2019
#4
Perhaps he wasn't accused of rape because there was nothing approaching evidence?
brooklynite
Feb 2019
#9
Republicans are turning #metoo into guilty by accusation vs believe the accuser and investigate
uponit7771
Feb 2019
#7
So now ANY accusation against a Democratic Office-Holder should be discounted?
brooklynite
Feb 2019
#13
Okay - case by case. There's no evidence that this incident is a "hatchet job"...
brooklynite
Feb 2019
#37
No, not discounted. But there should be some EVIDENCE beyond a Facebook post. nt
pnwmom
Feb 2019
#44
Yes. I's good that he didn't rape anyone. And it's also good that no one accused him of raping them
EffieBlack
Feb 2019
#23
You mean, it's good no one accused him of rape. Because that's all we have right now.
pnwmom
Feb 2019
#36
O.K., this particular hypothetical is over the top. Why something about OBAMA that
UTUSN
Feb 2019
#14
To be clear for ME, "identity politics" & "trend in the Dem party" & "black woman/black man"
UTUSN
Feb 2019
#19
Since the thread kicked up I'll reply here. There's something just flawed about bringing OBAMA in.
UTUSN
Feb 2019
#40