Dear Democrats (and everyone else) calling on Sen. Franken to resign:

[Jarqui]

37. There are some parts I agree with you on but not entirely

I think there is an aspect of animal dominance going on - whether the one being assaulted is male or female and whether the one doing the assault is male or female. We see those terrible statistics of women sexually abusing boys - which defies your suggestion of males just substituting for females. Look at all the female teachers caught sexually abusing their students.

For as much as many women fear coming forward after this has happened to them, the problem seems to be as bad or maybe even worse for men. It may well not be related to a career concern as frequently but may well tie to the old stigma you seem to relate to that males are supposed to be the stronger one and therefore, there is greater shame when the male is overcome and sexually abused. For me, whether male or female, there is some humiliation, some violation and a desire for privacy - things like that going on in both.

Having said that, my outrage for people like Weinstein or Bill Cosby doing this stuff seems limitless. I'd like to see those men behind bars for the rest of their lives. So do not mistake my views as something related to tolerance. There should be zero tolerance and the sooner some of these people wind up severely punished, the sooner society realizes the behavior is truly unacceptable regardless of which sex is involved.

In Al Franken's case, I simply want more evidence. I'm not convinced in his case yet.