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AZLD4Candidate

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11. I remember on here most everyone here were calling them scumbag rich kids who needed to be metaphorically
Fri Dec 13, 2024, 09:24 AM
Dec 2024

publicly flogged based on the accusation alone due to rape culture and "men feeling they can do this to women any time they want."

I got my ass handed to me when I said innocent until proven guilty and let's wait for evidence to come out before convicting. I was told "women need to be believed" because "men do this all the time and get away with it." I was told I was a misogynist for not jumping onto the "hang them by their balls" bandwagon.

Same thing when NFL punter Matt Arazia was accused at SDSU for the same thing.

Both were fabrications.

I'm sure now I will be told I am wrong in my thinking because I "will never believe an accusation of rape" because "men need things like to to make themselves feel good about themselves."

I also believe those that attacked me (when I was right all along) will never, in public of PM, admit their mistake and atone by moving the goalposts and say "this was was fabricated, but thousands of other unreported one aren't" and "men need to clean up their actions around women."

We do with sexual assault cases when Trump did to the Central Park Five. . .convict upon accusation. Hell, in most countries (here included), the attitude is "you must be guilty if you were arrested."

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Having both a daughter and son around that age, I could see both sides -- till my elderly mother pnwmom Dec 2024 #1
Everyone makes mistakes RandiFan1290 Dec 2024 #2
Those mistakes are really humbling and they remind me never Mike 03 Dec 2024 #3
I don't remember. Could you show me a link? pnwmom Dec 2024 #4
The photo was reported and removed by the jury. RandiFan1290 Dec 2024 #5
My husband knew it was a lie as soon as the story hit the news ms liberty Dec 2024 #6
that house was torn down several years ago. cab67 Dec 2024 #23
This is why you can't believe anything until there is proof. BlueTsunami2018 Dec 2024 #7
I'm reminded of that football player in college, who was falsely accused. Archae Dec 2024 #9
They made a movie about that case. cab67 Dec 2024 #42
"I can easily find all those articles at DU from the spring of 2006 about his incident." Prairie Gates Dec 2024 #8
It's what I do. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 #10
I bookmarked a few threads leading up to the election Polybius Dec 2024 #30
You're lucky. As someone "new" here, I was called a troll. Self Esteem Dec 2024 #51
I remember on here most everyone here were calling them scumbag rich kids who needed to be metaphorically AZLD4Candidate Dec 2024 #11
Standing up for due process was a risky proposition at DU back then Shrek Dec 2024 #12
It remains so. TheProle Dec 2024 #31
Over the last week or so sarisataka Dec 2024 #32
Thanks Crystal. Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #13
My Reaction Exactly RobinA Dec 2024 #18
The more the media amplify stories like that the less likely rape victims are to be believed. Clouds Passing Dec 2024 #19
This is why prosecutors sometimes decline to prosecute those who lie about these things. cab67 Dec 2024 #43
In the 1940s, my father rented a room in the home of a prison warden Jarqui Dec 2024 #14
And what is nearly always left out of the discussion of this dsc Dec 2024 #15
If these had been three poor kids instead of Duke athletes they would have likely gone to prison. jalan48 Dec 2024 #16
I believe that you are correct. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 #17
one of the most disturbing aspects of this case... cab67 Dec 2024 #20
I'm all for the remaining "Gang of 81" faculty members being required to publicly, not in a Tweet or a written statement Seeking Serenity Dec 2024 #52
The whole follow-up from that was a travesty. cab67 Dec 2024 #54
This was a tragic fiasco on so many levels. yardwork Dec 2024 #21
I had to stay out of the discussions here back then GusBob Dec 2024 #22
In 1992 my friend was accused by her girlfriend of rape. It was a flashpoint on campus LauraInLA Dec 2024 #44
Do you mean "could not"? Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2024 #49
Eeek! Yes, thanks for catching it! LauraInLA Dec 2024 #50
Tawawna Brawley redux. Sneederbunk Dec 2024 #24
The case that radicalized many against Democrats mathematic Dec 2024 #25
People wanted them to be guilty because they were 3 white "affluent" young men cabotnn22 Dec 2024 #26
I believed her, but I didn't comment publicly. Beakybird Dec 2024 #27
I don't care what she has to say. Basso8vb Dec 2024 #28
There's a lot of people that ended up wrong about this sitation Renew Deal Dec 2024 #29
The statute of limitations in rape/ sexual assault cases Mr.Bill Dec 2024 #33
I think it's always important to reserve judgement. LisaM Dec 2024 #34
This message was self-deleted by its author GusBob Dec 2024 #35
Different story. That was UVa. mahatmakanejeeves Dec 2024 #36
oops GusBob Dec 2024 #37
This is why you always assume innocence IbogaProject Dec 2024 #38
Okay, fine... 18 years later I stand corrected Blue_Tires Dec 2024 #39
Perhaps if she had been prosecuted for perjury she would not have had the opportunity to commit murder Jose Garcia Dec 2024 #40
so she basically ruins several peoples lives with her lies and now, almost 20 years later Javaman Dec 2024 #41
I agree with the sentiment, but suing her would just waste a bunch of the plaintiffs' money on lawyers fees. LauraInLA Dec 2024 #45
You can't get blood from a stone. LisaL Dec 2024 #46
Lack of proofreading leads to deformations too. . . . . nt Bernardo de La Paz Dec 2024 #48
I'd sue if she left me deformed. cab67 Dec 2024 #53
I believed her, and was very vocal about it here at the time. Moosepoop Dec 2024 #47
Shame on her for real victims having more difficulty, and ruining these guys lives. Thinking of the reaction to the CEO electric_blue68 Dec 2024 #55
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