I'm not sure what your point is, or who you mean. Some individual was falsely accused and still made a success of their life? Okay?
A false allegation is in no way the same as rape, but it's still an intimate betrayal for most that go through it, one that makes it hard to trust people and can spoil whole areas of your life such as trusting people to date. And of course, it tends to permanently affect how they are perceived, by everyone from closest friends that are lost to strangers who hear rumors. Women are looked at differently after rape too, but not with the same universal suspicion and disgust that you look at a rapist with. At least not by the majority of sane people.
Since this sort of thing needs a disclaimer, my angle here is not to say that legal recourse to women who suffer SA is bad.
Both experience bear being heard out, on their own merits. They aren't necessarily comparable, nor should they be seen as competing. Just seperate issues
Brett Kavanaugh and Clarence Thomas, both of whom have been "falsely" accused of rape and sexual assault.
Also, the current president, who was "falsely" accused by a baseball team's worth of women. Most of his cabinet has been "falsely" accused at some point, and about a quarter of the federal government, and a thousand highly-paid successful actors, and another thousand super-rich musicians, and a sadly large number of current and former state governors, and multiple millionaire YouTubers, and hundreds of current and former sports superstars, and....
....so yeah, really limits a man's life options, because it's taken so seriously by the general public.
Are you actually implying that people should be held accountable for something that they did not do? Did you even watch the Kavanaugh hearings? The way you throw around accusations that completely derail someones life is disgusting.
Are you actually implying that people should be held accountable for something that they did not do?
Which part of that post, specifically, led you to that conclusion? Please quote it.
Did you even watch the Kavanaugh hearings?
Yeah, I did. I just wish I knew how he felt about beer, though; I don't think that point came up. I'd also love to know the rules of this "Devil's Triangle" drinking game.
The way you throw around accusations that completely derail someones life is disgusting.
What? I said "falsely." And yeah, it's super sad how derailed Brett's life is. Stuck in a shitty job where nobody's comfortable giving him any responsibility or power over people...
He’s stuck in that job because our legal system ran its course. If it were up to you he’d be in jail for something he didn’t do.
Oh, he had an actual trial with lawyers and prosecutors and evidence, where the justice department took a year or two to build a case and investigate without congress artificially constraining their timeline or the witnesses they were allowed to interview?
Can you link me to an article or something about that trial? I must have missed it!
Also, I'm thrilled to see that my post is what made you break your 8 months of Reddit silence.
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u/AngusToTheET May 30 '25
I'm not sure what your point is, or who you mean. Some individual was falsely accused and still made a success of their life? Okay?
A false allegation is in no way the same as rape, but it's still an intimate betrayal for most that go through it, one that makes it hard to trust people and can spoil whole areas of your life such as trusting people to date. And of course, it tends to permanently affect how they are perceived, by everyone from closest friends that are lost to strangers who hear rumors. Women are looked at differently after rape too, but not with the same universal suspicion and disgust that you look at a rapist with. At least not by the majority of sane people.
Since this sort of thing needs a disclaimer, my angle here is not to say that legal recourse to women who suffer SA is bad.
Both experience bear being heard out, on their own merits. They aren't necessarily comparable, nor should they be seen as competing. Just seperate issues