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The issue at hand is specifically accusations of sexual assault which are provably significantly under reported and often dismissed when reported. This is a pr
by eric_h 8y ago
The issue at hand is specifically accusations of sexual assault which are provably significantly under reported and often dismissed when reported.
This is a problem that needs to be solved and the first step to solving it is to listen to and believe the people who have been assaulted.
- TaylorAlexander 8y agoI see. So you are discussing the importance of listening to the accusers. I’m sure we’d agree on many points there. I see a lot of other people here talking about something different. Specifically I see other people here talking about the potential misuse of sexual assault accusations as it relates to Washington politics. It’s pretty hard to separate “believing the accuser by default” and “being concerned about false accusations as a means of slander” as they both relate to largely the same discussion. But I also think a lot of confusion and misunderstanding occurs when one party is trying to talk about one of those ideas, and the other is trying to talk about another. They’re not necessarily exclusive, but I don’t think they’re identical discussions.
- komali2 8y agoAre they not? As I stated in my OP, false sexual assault allegations are extraordinarily rare. This includes ones made against public figures. And, when they are made, they are found out and dismissed.