[ExI] Perjury

[Darin Sunley]

" In many cases of sexual assault there's not enough evidence to go to
trial. That doesn't mean they should be ignored."

Yes, this is precisely what it means to weaponize accusations.

On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 11:40 AM Dave Sill <sparge at gmail.com> wrote:

> On Thu, Oct 4, 2018 at 12:22 PM <spike at rainier66.com> wrote:
>
>>
>>
>> My suggestion would be that if a criminal allegation is being made, it
>> must be proven in a criminal court.  Otherwise it cannot be admissible even
>> in a job interview.
>>
>
> Oh, so you'd rather not be alerted to potential problems even after the
> statute of limitations has expired? In this case, Kavanaugh would have
> sailed through the confirmation and we'd be stuck with him. Now there's at
> least a chance he won't be confirmed.
>
> One could argue that after the statute of limitations has expired, it's no
> longer a criminal allegation. But I still think unproven allegations should
> be considered. In many cases of sexual assault there's not enough evidence
> to go to trial. That doesn't mean they should be ignored.
>
> -Dave
>
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