What has DU come to we have numerous posts excusing alleged sexual misconduct

[Mr. Ected]

101. Are you implying that every victim of alleged sexual misconduct

Is to be believed, without reservation, until proof is offered that the allegations are, in fact, unfounded?

Benefit of the doubt to all self-declared victims?

Sorry, I'm not ready to concede that point. Those without a conscience...and they number in the tens of millions in the USA alone...would have no qualms beating us at our own game, which is the protection of victims and the pursuit of equality, by falsifying statements about crimes or acts that never happened and for which there are no witnesses, just he said, she said.

How can we prevent ourselves from judging both victim and alleged perpetrator under such circumstances? Tell you what. I believe Weinstein's accusers. I believe Kevin Spacey's accusers, and Bill Cosby's. I believe that some Democrats commit crimes and egregious acts and I want nothing more than the scales of justice to mete out their punishment.

Your point is that defenders of Franken do so simply because he is a Democrat. That's not accurate and in fact is somewhat inflammatory. The outcry on DU is that Franken's sophomoric act pales in comparison to the other perps the media is engaged with at the present moment: Roy Moore, Donald Trump. It's the same old damned false equivalency that we fall prey to every.single.time. And because of our very nature as Democrats, we fall for it time and time again.