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In reply to the discussion: I don't believe a single one of Frankens accusers [View all]Nevernose
(13,081 posts)At least according to the author of the latest Franken accusation. Is it any wonder why they picked HER to approach?
https://jezebel.com/is-the-uva-rape-story-a-gigantic-hoax-asks-idiot-1665233387
Ever since journalist Sabrina Rubin Erdely published her searing Rolling Stone story about Jackie, a woman who was allegedly the victim of a gang rape at a frat party at the University of Virginia, theres been an ongoing and much-needed public conversation about the way rape and sexual assault claims are dealt with on college campuses. But Robby Soave at the libertarian magazine Reason thinks were talking about the wrong questions entirely. Shouldnt we be asking, he wonders, if Jackie just, like, made the whole story up?
Soave writes that Erdelys story is not credible, according to journalists who contemplate such matters. Which journalists, exactly? One, to be precise, a guy by the name of Richard Bradley, who writes on his blog that he doesnt believe the story: I dont believe that it happenedcertainly not in the way that it is recounted.
Bradley writes that something about this story doesnt feel right. Hes skeptical because we never learn Jackies real name (although he doesnt acknowledge that no credible media outlet would ever use an alleged rape victims real name without her permission). Hes skeptical because Erdely doesnt quote the friends of Jackies who evidently discouraged her from seeking medical attention or calling the police after the rape