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Originally Posted by rubecube
You're right about Ghomeshi maybe being a poor example but the justice system and its ineffectiveness in dealing with sexual assault cases is absolutely a big factor that prevents women from coming forward. I don't think being critical of that is undermining it.
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Pointing to this as an issue that our lawmakers need to be aware of and to talk about, and even perhaps to develop some ideas to deal with, is not undermining the justice system - well, it depends what the ideas are, but in theory not. Those sorts of conversations hopefully improve the justice system by giving it better tools to arrive at defensible results, balancing all of the important interests that the rule of law preserves (of which "guilty guy gets punished" is comprises a very small part).
What I object to, what I think is frankly unforgivable, is a prospective Premier, in the context of a conversation as to whether these sorts of public tar-and-feather sessions are the new normal, or if the issue of sexual harassment or assault should be left to the justice system, and saying "you know what I think of the justice system? Two words: Jian Ghomeshi." As if this guy not getting the Nassar treatment demonstrates that the justice system can't be trusted to protect us, because it let someone we all wanted to see get comeuppance go. That's the sort of mind that cannot be allowed any influence over society. She's a modern-day William Roper, and there are far too many such people out there these days.