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In reply to the discussion: CNN reporting 5th accuser comes forward against Al Franken [View all]Lurks Often
(5,455 posts)as to why "why haven't any of those making the allegations chosen to press charges?" can applied to many of the people currently being alleged to have committed sexual assault.
Many here are completely willing to believe allegations made against people they don't like or don't support and then turn around and deny any allegations against people they like and do support.
As I posted back on 11/16:
Lurks Often (5,294 posts)
The trickle of allegations became a stream and the stream became a flood
Sexual assault and sexual harassment is unacceptable no matter who it does it.
There are going to be more allegations in the future against people we hate and people we like. I suspect many of these allegations will be true, but how do we decide if the allegations are true or lies designed to destroy people's careers and damage their lives?