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Ms. Toad

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3. I appreciate the careful consideration of the allegation and issues involved.

Reply to Tommy_Carcetti (Original post)

Thu Apr 30, 2020, 12:47 PM

Apr 2020

But I think you are putting too much emphasis on an oath making one more likely to tell the truth.

From my perspective, people who are willing to lie will not be dissuaded from lying by an oath. Similarly, people who tell the truth are going to tell the truth, regardless of an oath. (This is coming from a Quaker, who does not take oaths - including when testifying - because of the suggestion that somehow it's just fine to lie except when under oath.)

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Question about instances where someone accuses a high-profile person of a long ago sexual assault: [View all] Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 OP

Kick. nt Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #1

If I were to be completely honest, I just don't know Marrah_Goodman Apr 2020 #2

It's far more common for people to lie under oath for defensive purposes, not offensive purposes. Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #17

I appreciate the careful consideration of the allegation and issues involved. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #3

Don't get me wrong. People do lie under oath all the time. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #4

That's the premise I reject. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #5

But should a person who willingly refuses to go under oath be viewed more skeptically? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #6

As I noted - I "willingly refuse to go under oath," Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #7

But you have a religious belief system that factors into your decision. Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #8

I don't hold others to a different standard than I hold myself. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #9

Again, I'm not casting any aspersions on your own personal standards. But... Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #10

I didn't assert that people dont' lie. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #11

But how then do you explain someone like Juanita Broaddrick? Tommy_Carcetti Apr 2020 #12

I don't distinguish between sworn statements or unsworn statements. Ms. Toad Apr 2020 #14

Again, you're not understanding what I'm saying. Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #15

I'm a Quaker, as well, but ... moriah May 2020 #20

I give Blasey-Ford's testimony the most credibility Retrograde Apr 2020 #13

Agreed. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #16

Reade does claim to have reported it at the time... JHB May 2020 #18

We can only see how that will pan out. nt Tommy_Carcetti May 2020 #19