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In reply to the discussion: I have never been on a date with a man and ended up in a hotel room [View all]avebury
(11,204 posts)has consequences - some intentional and some unintentional. A dose of common sense and/or forethought can play a huge roll as to whether or not a consequence is positive or negative. This pertains to everything you face in life, including sexual situations. A woman could consider whether or not she is putting herself in a situation that creates immediate risk. A man could consider what are the odds that a woman might, down the road, claim some type of assault even if it was consensual at the time. There is always a risk to both sides when, at some point down the road, a claim of assault is made and resulting in endless debate if there is not cooberating evidence of some form from that earlier time.
I would hope that a person who has been attacked in the past found some way to document what happened whether it be talking to friends, saving any type of physical evidence (Monica Lewinsky kept the dress), whatever.
I have a problem with he said/she said if neither side has any form of cooberating evidence because, in the era of the Me Too Movement and extreme dirty politics, it is far to easy to make a claim against a public figure. Look at what happened to Al Franken. Amazingly enough, once he resigned from the US Senate there were no further allegations raised against him. Real victims need a path to obtain some type of justice. False flag "victims" make it difficult for real victims to be heard. I refuse to automatically believe either side just because a claim or denial is made. Even if the Statute of Limitation has expired, I would want to know what does both side have that they could introduce into a court case if they were in a position to take the matter to court?