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TwilightZone

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29. The amusing thing is that the OP...

Tue May 9, 2023, 07:25 PM

May 2023

got it wrong, too. Trump was found liable for sexual abuse, not sexual assault.

I think accuracy is important, but I also think those of us who feel that way are fighting windmills on this one.

Well, this one and about a million others.

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Why I won't join in with the cheering that Trump is "Guilty" of "Rape". [View all] brooklynite May 2023 OP

Hi there. sprinkleeninow May 2023 #1

There are different ways to get the whole salami. One is one slice at a time. We're getting the ... marble falls May 2023 #2

And we'll let someone else handle messaging BeyondGeography May 2023 #3

Thank you. I've been ranting about exactly this Ocelot II May 2023 #4

I'm just glad it's not my turn today Effete Snob May 2023 #9

You want to take over? Ocelot II May 2023 #10

I appreciate the precision of both of you. emulatorloo May 2023 #21

Naw... Effete Snob May 2023 #22

The amusing thing is that the OP... TwilightZone May 2023 #29

The good news is that he now officially a "convicted sexual abuser". Funtatlaguy May 2023 #5

He is not officially a *convicted* sexual abuser. He's a *liable* sexual abuser. Ocelot II May 2023 #8

I had to explain this to my husband Mossfern May 2023 #23

No, he is not. Ms. Toad May 2023 #31

Outside of a New York courtroom, what he did is widely understood to be rape unblock May 2023 #6

Thank you.. whathehell May 2023 #25

Guilty - no. Ms. Toad May 2023 #34

No, "guilty" is not exclusively a legal term. unblock May 2023 #42

Context is everything. Ms. Toad May 2023 #51

Fair point. Personally I'm fine with calling him a rapist unblock May 2023 #56

Fine by me. Ms. Toad May 2023 #57

Good for you. Chainfire May 2023 #7

"When I use a word,' Humpty Dumpty said... 'it means just what I choose it to mean Ocelot II May 2023 #13

I am not at all interested in treating Trump fairly. Chainfire May 2023 #19

Got.Your.Back ProfessorGAC May 2023 #26

Me too. llmart May 2023 #44

Sounds like the DU version of alternative facts. n/t Ms. Toad May 2023 #36

+1 Celerity May 2023 #45

Donald Trump is a rapist. End of story. Tarc May 2023 #11

I agree wholeheartedly with your position regarding specificity of language. rsdsharp May 2023 #12

No problem. I'll cheer enough for both of us. 11 Bravo May 2023 #14

Agreed. But some of us are sticklers about accuracy, and some of us aren't Hugh_Lebowski May 2023 #15

Weird issue to be angry and condescending about. ecstatic May 2023 #16

I am cheering! I have to take my pleasure where I find it. Chainfire May 2023 #20

I had the same thought edhopper May 2023 #50

Really tired of all the maptap22 May 2023 #17

He's not guilty legally but Elessar Zappa May 2023 #18

The magic R beside his name means more than republican. Emile May 2023 #24

Pointless Pedantry ProfessorGAC May 2023 #27

If it's pointless pedantry, Ms. Toad May 2023 #37

Sexual abuse, not sexual assault. TwilightZone May 2023 #28

I don't agree. He was found to have sexually abused her, which in turn boston bean May 2023 #30

Actually, NY's definition, sexual intercourse required, is still very common Hortensis May 2023 #38

The jury did no apply the standard necessary to find him guilty. Ms. Toad May 2023 #39

I can say he is guilty of rape. boston bean May 2023 #43

You can say it, Ms. Toad May 2023 #46

Quibble away. I do not care. boston bean May 2023 #47

You are not alone in this. BlackSkimmer May 2023 #40

I am cheering that he is *liable* for *sexual assault*. Tommy Carcetti May 2023 #32

Thanks. I like to thing one of the attributes of Democrats... LAS14 May 2023 #33

On the other hand.... LAS14 May 2023 #35

:) Me too, and agree. They lacked sufficient evidence to convict on Hortensis May 2023 #41

Which is why I'll still call him a rapist. llmart May 2023 #54

Mere semantics in the grand scheme of things as they are. GoodRaisin May 2023 #48

Media is reporting that tfg had been found liable Kaleva May 2023 #49

Thank you for standing up for nuance & specificity in a world that doesn't respect it Bucky May 2023 #52

Good luck on that grantcart May 2023 #53

I wish he could be labeled as a sexual offender..Nt helpisontheway May 2023 #55