Seriously? (Reply #13) - Democratic Underground

In the discussion thread: If an elected official is accused, without corroboration, of committing sexual assault 15 years ago, [View all]

Response to MrsCoffee (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 5, 2019, 11:36 AM

Empowerer (3,900 posts)

13. Seriously?

You must have missed all of the "Even if that IS Northam in blackface with the Klansman, there's no evidence he's done anything racist since then so it's not fair to hold that against him" defenses all over this site.

You may object to that kind of defense, but it's certainly not beyond the pale here.

And, FYI, this isn't really a hypothetical because it's based on actual truth, not an assumption of truth.

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23 replies	Author	Time	Post
If an elected official is accused, without corroboration, of committing sexual assault 15 years ago, [View all]	Empowerer	Feb 2019	OP
The obvious answer is an investigation	Clash City Rocker	Feb 2019	#1
Al Franken CALLED for an investigation...	Zoonart	Feb 2019	#2
He called for an investigation and he resigned before it took place.	Squinch	Feb 2019	#6
+1. Franken had a mob running after him with knives	dalton99a	Feb 2019	#8
Franken was accused by 8 different women	NewJeffCT	Feb 2019	#17
What kind of "investigation" are you proposing?	Empowerer	Feb 2019	#5
something independent	NewJeffCT	Feb 2019	#16
Do you think a Facebook comment is enough to merit an independent investigation?	Empowerer	Feb 2019	#18
No, it's not enough	NewJeffCT	Feb 2019	#19
Really?	Empowerer	Feb 2019	#20
I'd need to dig for it	NewJeffCT	Feb 2019	#21
This message was self-deleted by its author	bigtree	Feb 2019	#3
Seems clear that the OP is about the accusation against the Lt Governor, not Northam.	Demit	Feb 2019	#11
We went through this in MN with Keith Ellison, who was elected as AG as he was dealing with	WhiskeyGrinder	Feb 2019	#4
Justin Fairfax is entitled to the presumption of innocence.	DemocratSinceBirth	Feb 2019	#7
Ask Brett Kavanaugh	Takket	Feb 2019	#9
Kavanaugh wasn't being forced to step down from the office he held.	Demit	Feb 2019	#12
"3) even if an assault took place, there's no evidence he ever assaulted a woman before or since..."	MrsCoffee	Feb 2019	#10
Seriously?	Empowerer	Feb 2019	#13
Of course I object.	MrsCoffee	Feb 2019	#14
It's like the "but it's not illegal" defense	loyalsister	Feb 2019	#23
Due process	Caliman73	Feb 2019	#15
what does the police report she filed say? nt	msongs	Feb 2019	#22

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