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To: C19fan

“For a variety of reasons, most justified, some unjustified, men accused of sexual impropriety in today’s ‘me-too’ climate are presumed to be guilty by the court of public opinion,” he said. “Emotions bypass due-process, people choose sides, and the social media wars begin. In any claim, evidence matters. Evidence always matters. But what happens when it’s just one person’s word against another’s, and the stories don’t agree?”

Wow. Could have been written by Brett Kavanaugh.


12 posted on 12/06/2018 7:41:28 AM PST by Huskrrrr
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To: Huskrrrr
"Evidence always matters. But what happens when it’s just one person’s word against another’s, and the stories don’t agree?”

By the principle of "innocent until PROVEN guilty", then he's "not guilty" and no punishment may be applied.

25 posted on 12/06/2018 8:34:36 AM PST by PapaBear3625 ("Those who can make you believe absurdities, can make you commit atrocities." -- Voltaire)
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