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In reply to the discussion: I don't know what the fuck to believe anymore about the Assange case. [View all]sabrina 1
(62,325 posts)That is putting women in a 'special and protected' category which they have fought so hard to get out of.
The facts are that women are capable of doing everything men are capable of doing, the good and the bad. They DO lie, just like men, they DO murder, just like men, they DO steal just like men.
And because rational people know this, they do not jump to the conclusion that just because a woman makes an allegation, there is no need for a trial. That is sexist beyond belief and puts women in a protected category that endangers their status and most importantly our entire system of justice. It is a dangerous notion, creating a false image of women to be used, once again, as mere tools by unscrupulous individuals.
A crime has been alleged. The anti-Wikileaks contingency has been attempting to use the fact that anyone who dares to ask from evidence to back up the allegations, is anti-women, or rape apologists or groupies without ever addressing the facts of the case. They never deal with the evidence.
Here is one fact you don't see coming from the anti-Wikileaks crowd. The women's own attorney has stated that this 'case is weak' and has acknowledged, contrary to false claims about Assange leaving Sweden, that 'Assange was free to leave Sweden, he was under no obligation to stay as he was not charged with a crime'.
Yet the lies persist. I have read the evidence that has so far been made public. And I agree with the women's attorney, it will be very difficult to get a conviction in this case in a fair trial. There are so many contradictions, by one of the women especially, three different stories since this began, eg.
So no, it is not misogyny to ask for proof when someone is accused of such serious crimes.
It is the right thing to do.