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79. IIRC, they were witnessed and/or corroborated by contemporaneous communications. [nt]

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Gov Cuomo didn't realize that he had crossed a line when he touched the breast of a woman who worked [View all] milestogo Aug 2021 OP

Cuomo is soooooo North Shore Chicago Aug 2021 #1

Was the accusation confirmed? live love laugh Aug 2021 #2

Exactly how can that be confirmed? milestogo Aug 2021 #3

If it's not confirmed it doesn't mean he did do it either. live love laugh Aug 2021 #4

The Puritans required 2 witnesses to convict for rape. Maybe that would work. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #6

I can't believe we still have to have this discussion. milestogo Aug 2021 #7

Why? live love laugh Aug 2021 #8

What kind of evidence Piasladic Aug 2021 #45

I think you stumbled into the wrong forum. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #69

Why? live love laugh Aug 2021 #75

I think "Believe the Woman (or the accuser) meant 'Take them seriously and treat their Nexus2 Aug 2021 #81

My question is regarding why I'm assumed to be in the wrong forum. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #82

Where is what you explained not being done? Who's not taking this seriously? nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #84

Actually, I replied to the wrong post, my apologies. Nexus2 Aug 2021 #88

The attitude you are expressing is right out of the 70s, and earlier - Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #83

I never said there had to be witnesses. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #85

I'm not going to play games about sexual harassment, assault, or rape. n/t Ms. Toad Aug 2021 #86

Neither am I. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #87

Have you listened to or read all of wnylib Aug 2021 #112

Could have answered with "yes" the accusation was confirmed treestar Aug 2021 #114

So what is required to prove it? treestar Aug 2021 #113

Confirmed... EYESORE 9001 Aug 2021 #22

Having been groped myself... Rorey Aug 2021 #11

👍 Walleye Aug 2021 #17

People wonder why more women don't come forward and tell - this Cuomo situation is another example PoliticAverse Aug 2021 #40

Yup Rorey Aug 2021 #62

Looks like the reports are valid about Cuomo PufPuf23 Aug 2021 #73

Why shouldn't an accusation of anything have to be confirmed? treestar Aug 2021 #115

Yes. He resigned. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2021 #16

Resigning does not confirm this specific act. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #21

What WOULD confirm it, in your opinion? NT Rorey Aug 2021 #33

Al Franken resigned... CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #39

I agree Rorey Aug 2021 #61

The thing is. CrackityJones75 Aug 2021 #72

So the accusation alone is enough? treestar Aug 2021 #116

Did I say that? Rorey Aug 2021 #120

Then what would confirm it, in your opinion? treestar Aug 2021 #121

Assumptions Rorey Aug 2021 #123

Doesn't mean that Cuomo did it treestar Aug 2021 #124

I'm sure we don't know as much as Leticia James now knows Rorey Aug 2021 #126

I do not think my posts are that abrasive treestar Aug 2021 #127

It would if he were Republican though. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2021 #52

Huh? 🙃 live love laugh Aug 2021 #54

Right. 50 Shades Of Blue Aug 2021 #56

Right what? Your statement that it would fly if he were Republican is alarming. live love laugh Aug 2021 #80

Crickets to 43 accusers...right indeed. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #109

That's not it treestar Aug 2021 #117

To be fair, he resigned when faced with the prospect that he would be impeached and removed. I don't OnDoutside Aug 2021 #103

No it wasn't, he denied that Meowmee Aug 2021 #74

IIRC, they were witnessed and/or corroborated by contemporaneous communications. [nt] Nexus2 Aug 2021 #79

What was confirmed was that several of his staffers were watching Cuomo on TV pnwmom Aug 2021 #97

I think you may have meant to ask whether the accusation was proven, rather than confirmed. OnDoutside Aug 2021 #104

Thanks maybe it's the word choice. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #110

Now, now. I was told yesterday by a DUer that this is really just unfair to men because Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #5

. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #10

Us women-folk don't know nothin' Rorey Aug 2021 #13

Well, what was it, a dozen women? They don't ACTUALLY know if they were groped. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #19

Yep, back in the day they actually thought it was sort of a compliment Rorey Aug 2021 #30

Right? I told him what to do with himself, but someone else alerted and now it's gone, thank God. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #15

Shaking my head. MLAA Aug 2021 #12

And for good measure don't take a selfie with the guy you are accusing sexual harassment n/t DiamondShark Aug 2021 #92

Seriously? Someone here said that? Treefrog Aug 2021 #25

Yup. It felt like a throwback to the old MRA days. Scrivener7 Aug 2021 #27

Probably not treestar Aug 2021 #118

Somebody here on DU actually made that revolting, woman-dismissing statement? niyad Aug 2021 #46

I don't remember a time when it was OK for a random male to touch a woman's breast. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #9

+ a brazillion milestogo Aug 2021 #14

Oh see but you're listening to women. That's where the confusion is. WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #18

Males apparently have a different set of rules. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #23

It was never OK, but there often were no consequences Walleye Aug 2021 #20

Right, even if a woman reported the behavior, nothing would be done. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #24

Exactly. The consequences for the women are often worse than for the male perpetrator Walleye Aug 2021 #29

Yes it was humiliating to talk about it. And the woman would be blamed or called a liar. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #31

The only debate we ever had about this is whether it was morally correct to MaryMagdaline Aug 2021 #35

EXACTLY, that generational stuff is just pure bullshit 🙄 Raine Aug 2021 #70

I had one grandfather born in 1882 and one in 1893. Both knew better yes. Irish_Dem Aug 2021 #101

They'd get away with it treestar Aug 2021 #125

Rules of conduct snowybirdie Aug 2021 #26

I am a New York State employee brooklynite Aug 2021 #28

Exactly. Plus he falsified documentation of his attendance at a sexual harrassment training. femmedem Aug 2021 #37

It was always wrong, but men used to get away with it. milestogo Aug 2021 #38

the lines were redrawn here at DU... Phentex Aug 2021 #47

But groping crossed the line, even back then LeftInTX Aug 2021 #53

Not that long ago I shared an office with 2 men who were good friends. milestogo Aug 2021 #57

Cuomo skipped sexual harassment training -- accuser says PoliticAverse Aug 2021 #43

Someone in my family used to work for him Johonny Aug 2021 #89

Yuppers. Compliance training is strong at all levels in NYS. lindysalsagal Aug 2021 #122

Simple rule for men in power.Treat your female colleagues as if they were your mother or your sister Walleye Aug 2021 #32

This is the problem BeerBarrelPolka Aug 2021 #41

Obviously. It depends on the intent. And don't think women can't tell what that is Walleye Aug 2021 #42

Do you sing love songs to her on the phone? Ask her if she's slept with older men? Phentex Aug 2021 #48

Read my post BeerBarrelPolka Aug 2021 #49

You see this as a problem. Those were your words. It's not. Phentex Aug 2021 #55

No BeerBarrelPolka Aug 2021 #59

Telling your mother she looks nice is different from telling that to a young woman who works for you yardwork Aug 2021 #102

Not Actually BeerBarrelPolka Aug 2021 #105

I'm so glad my mom didn't lose her pension after years Nixie Aug 2021 #106

Yep. BeerBarrelPolka Aug 2021 #107

But... but... neither one would want to sleep with me FBaggins Aug 2021 #58

👍 Walleye Aug 2021 #67

How is this going to work in the South? snort Aug 2021 #65

😆 Walleye Aug 2021 #66

Treat your female colleagues like your male colleagues. meadowlander Aug 2021 #95

Yes! Walleye Aug 2021 #100

He's an asshole. I always wondered why DU loved him so much. JanMichael Aug 2021 #34

He was the "anti-Trump" in an increasingly black and white world. n/t PoliticAverse Aug 2021 #44

Yup that's exactly it and ironically Raine Aug 2021 #71

I agree. CentralMass Aug 2021 #51

How was he too conservative? Polybius Aug 2021 #64

I'm curious also. I don't know his record but he did a stellar job protecting NYC. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #76

He got thousands killed shoveling C-19 into nursing homes. Decoy of Fenris Aug 2021 #90

That's exactly right. BlueLucy Aug 2021 #91

He shoveled Covid into nursing homes?! 😶 live love laugh Aug 2021 #93

Yeah, required nursing homes to take Covid infected folks. Decoy of Fenris Aug 2021 #96

Republicans pushed this story. DOJ rejected it. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #99

TFG peddled HCQ for $$ and lied daily. live love laugh Aug 2021 #98

TFG killed 500,000. nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #111

I think he did deny that accusation. jrthin Aug 2021 #36

When you're a star they let you do that. Iggo Aug 2021 #50

Yeah and where's the outrage about TFG? nt live love laugh Aug 2021 #108

That statement is evidence. LiberalFighter Aug 2021 #60

I am reminded of the short-lived sitcom by Normal Lear called All That Glitters Beringia Aug 2021 #63

I loved that show /nt tonedevil Aug 2021 #68

I thought he meant that the 'lines' were crossed by things he said and crass attitude. Nexus2 Aug 2021 #77

He broke the increased workplace harassment bill he signed ripcord Aug 2021 #78

Because he's a democratic governor and we're not supposed to criticize him ansible Aug 2021 #94

Where does that come from? treestar Aug 2021 #119