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In response to "well, i don't think 9 women opening themselves up to public scorn is something that should be dismissed. -- nm" by Paranormal Andivity

I'm definitely not dismissing them. If he is guilty, I hope they have the evidence needed to put him where he belongs.

Posted by Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm (aka TWuG) Oct 30 '14, 15:32

But absent evidence, we're just assuming one side is right and the other is wrong.

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not purely assuming. the odds of that many women, including professionals who likely have more to lose than gain, putting themselves out there, and - b. Oct 30, 15:37 11
- I'm swayed by that, but that only convicts him in the court of public opinion. -- nm - Focused, Non-Terminal Repeating Phantasm Oct 30, 15:46 8
  - but that's really what's the most important here, in changing the culture around violence against women - znufrii Oct 30, 16:54
  - I don't think anyone's talking about legal charges anyway, are they? He's bringing a lawsuit about his termination and CBC is investigating. -- nm - mara Oct 30, 15:50 6
    - Andie mentioned something above. even if charges aren't able to be brought, getting everything out there about him and him having consequences - b. Oct 30, 15:55 1
      - Yeah, I think even just that women are feeling able to talk about it and tell their stories publicly is good. -- nm - mara Oct 30, 15:56
    - The CBC always get their man... - Beryllium Oct 30, 15:55 3
      - I thought I was ahead of things by actually having heard of the guy before this week - that one is past me, though! -- nm - b. Oct 30, 15:58 2
        
        Ah, I was riffing on the RCMP saying - "they always get their man" - and another CBC personality, whom you might remember from shooting coverage last - Beryllium Oct 30, 15:59 1
        
        :) - -- nm - b. Oct 30, 16:08
- Yup. Additionally, some of the personal stories being told are not actually about consensual BDSM that turned into something else. -- nm - mara Oct 30, 15:41 1
  - thanks. I haven't read anything new in the past day or two, so I hadn't seen that.-- nm - b. Oct 30, 15:53

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I'm definitely not dismissing them. If he is guilty, I hope they have the evidence needed to put him where he belongs.

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