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milestogo

(16,829 posts)
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 09:48 AM Aug 2021

The word of one man is equal to the word of how many women?

How many accusers does it take for women to be believed?


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One woman...
2 (50%)
three women (Lauer)
0 (0%)
several women (Kavanaugh)
0 (0%)
several women (Conyers)
0 (0%)
about 12 women (Halperin)
0 (0%)
about 12 women (Clinton)
0 (0%)
about 25 women (Cuomo)
0 (0%)
at least 26 women (Trump)
0 (0%)
around 60 women (Cosby)
0 (0%)
OTHER
2 (50%)
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The word of one man is equal to the word of how many women? (Original Post) milestogo Aug 2021 OP
Depends on the man. Depends on the women. dawg Aug 2021 #1
After they have had their day in court. LakeArenal Aug 2021 #2
Not all sexual harassment is criminal. So how does that work when it isn't? WhiskeyGrinder Aug 2021 #3
Well it depends, sarisataka Aug 2021 #4
Plan B: a crime is a crime and criminals should be punished Bucky Aug 2021 #5
You forgot Franken. NurseJackie Aug 2021 #6
It depends dsc Aug 2021 #7
I think its very hard for any of us to separate politics from the accusations. milestogo Aug 2021 #8
It is dsc Aug 2021 #9

sarisataka

(18,497 posts)
4. Well it depends,
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 10:18 AM
Aug 2021

Is the accused a Republican or a Democrat?

and if a Democrat will they be replaced by another Democrat?

and if replaced by another Democrat how likely is it they can win the next election?

Bucky

(53,947 posts)
5. Plan B: a crime is a crime and criminals should be punished
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 10:25 AM
Aug 2021

...and corrupt office holders should be removed even if not guilty of a crime per se.

It would suck if a corrupt Dem gets replaced by a Republican. A damn shame. But that's not a good enough reason to let a corrupt pol hold onto power.

dsc

(52,152 posts)
7. It depends
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 10:35 AM
Aug 2021

Take the case of Biden and Reade. The charges Reade made deserved to be taken seriously. In doing so, we found out that Ms. Reade is a liar who has lied to pretty much every person who crossed her path. Conversely, you have the case of Kavanaugh and Ford. There we found out that Kavanaugh was a liar and Ford was honest. That said, I would have a hard time convicting someone of a crime based solely on one person's testimony and no other evidence at all.

milestogo

(16,829 posts)
8. I think its very hard for any of us to separate politics from the accusations.
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 10:41 AM
Aug 2021

I have contempt for Kavanaugh and was ready to hate him and believe his accuser.

I had contempt for all of Clinton's accusers. But it became impossible to deny that he lies about sex.

I thought the world of Cuomo. But I don't want to see him in elected office any longer.

dsc

(52,152 posts)
9. It is
Wed Aug 4, 2021, 11:15 AM
Aug 2021

but Kavanaugh repeatedly lied under oath about things that had either nothing to do with the charges Ford levied (he lied about his role in a scandal in regards to confirming Bush judges for example) and things that were related to but not directly about Ford's charges (the drinking age in the state he lived in, his drinking habits). I do still do think Clinton was a womanizer not into forcing women to do things but given him being the boss the womanizing alone was not cool.

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