This whole thing is startnig to take on the feel of a good old fashioned witch hunt.
No question in my mind that sexual assault can be on par with the most heinous of all person on person crimes. I lived with a victim of it for 10 years and she simply was never ever able to get past the events enough to live a normal life. One of the saddest things I will ever experience in all honesty.
However, I think just as heinous is the false accusation possibility against anyone. Particualrly when it is clear now that the court of public opinion is the over riding one in terms of doing "justice" in the eyes of so many. You can't put the toothpaste back in the tube.
You just know that this avalanche of real assault victims coming forward will also include those that weren't but have to be part of it all. I think it is a 1000 times worse to convict an innocent person than it is to let a guilty one go free.
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