Rape is perhaps a more complicated crime from both the human sexuality side and the prosecution side, but this case doesn't deal with all of those. I think that

Rape is perhaps a more complicated crime from both the human sexuality side and the prosecution side, but this case doesn't deal with all of those. I think that is why this article in particular is bothering me. For all the "rough sex" defenses, and power plays between bosses and subordinates, we have none of that. What we have instead is two coworkers out drinking and we have a second witness in the house. What is his side of the story? Did the roommate provide any details that might give some weight to either of their version of events? The article claims that she went to bed in the basement while they were up playing guitar, which doesn't sound like a precursor to consensual sex to me, but who knows. The statements from other people might help us have a better idea of what really happened. Instead we have a big gap in the story where the author of the article didn't provide any investigation that might help us decide. Instead we have an incomplete picture where everyone gets to fill in their preferred version of events. You can either believe that the rape victim is credible and law enforcement and Microsoft failed her, or you believe there wasn't enough evidence but people want to believe the victim regardless. Now everyone continues to talk past each other and nothing is solved. If I'm saying anything at all, it's that bad journalism is a major contributor to our inability to have rational discussions about anything, and I want to call it out every time I see it.