Im familiar with the US jury system, Ive actually been called to be on it, have you?
both sides put forth their arguments on which to save and which not to based on how they answer certain questions and jurors can answer questions in the way that will get them selected or relieved of duty.
but none of that was my point. My point is, in the case of allegations of sexual harassment of assault, there is, often times, little 'evidence' besides the word of those making the accusation, and the perception of those whose duty it is to hear the accusation.
there will be some cases, where certain people will see the women as just whores and opportunists looking to ruin a man, and other cases where certain people will view the men as monsters and the women as helpless unwilling victims.
In any case, this is the situation the SCOTUS candidate now finds himself in. He is not isolated. He is not the first or the last. He will have to answer questions and in that, he is also not isolated nor the first or last. the ONLY difference is the CONTEXT of His situation, which is not as an entertainer, or a movie producer or director, but a SCOTUS JUDGE Who will have to interpret the rights of citizens from all walks of life.
There is no telling what perception will win out.
it may be that 'that woman/those women are whores and opportunists and he is a great normal guy' (as with Trump or other Ivy league rich boys who had 'harmless' parties with 'whores' or used their position with 'opportunists')
or it may be that 'that woman/those women are victims, and he is a spoiled rich kid/man who felt it was okay to be a sexual predator because no one taught him differently and his environment reinforced the idea that it was okay for boys to behave in such a way (as with Cosby)
I honestly don't know which perception will win out. But I cant wait for the testimony to be completed so we will know what the status is for the SCOTUS candidate, and move on to the next political issue.
Bill Cosby has now been labeled a sexual predator. He's about to go to prison for it. As far as Brett Kavanaugh goes, it still remains to be seen. Either way, if he is found guilty, he is no better than Bill Cosby. They deserve cells right next to each other.
Of course, the far right will scream that it's just a smear campaign to keep Brett Kavanaugh out of the high court. When in reality, if that's the road these righties want to take, Bill Cosby has been around a lot of years. He was well loved by many.
Nobody screamed "smear" about him. Women left and right was screaming "HANG HIM!! They stood together in solidarity. But when it comes to Brett Kavanaugh, it's different. They will actually blame the woman right off. They say, "She went there to spread her legs for someone".
I say, "How do you know? were you there? Is that what you did at 16 when you went to a party? Nobody knows nothing right at the moment. Probably will not know anything until Thursday or maybe after.
Me personally, I think they are giving the guy a few days to think about it. If he backs out and decides to step down, he's guilty and he doesn't want anymore going public. His career is over.
If he goes on and tries to beat it and can't, it depends on how much proof is given saying he did do it, his career will be over.
Or, it may be proven as all lies. Either way, it remains to be seen. If he did it, he's no better than Bill Cosby. And deserves the same. Maybe even more.
Bill Cosby's sentencing hearing begins with debate over his designation as a sexually violent predator
http://abcnews.go.com/US/bill-cosbys-day-reckoning-arrives-court-sentencing-sexual/story?id=58039783
Edited by
Charles1962150
on Mon 09/24/18 02:38 PM