Even if we take into consideration that 90% (out of 25) could be lying (they aren’t), that’s still ~3 women he assaulted.

Edit: Damn y’all, thanks for that old internet feeling I keep coming back to Lemmy for. Not a girl in sight in these comments.

Is testifying under oath not considered evidence? There have been so many credible lawsuits against this guy for sexual assault. Honestly what are these files going to prove that we don’t already have plenty of evidence for?

And lastly, do you have any idea what going after a rich powerful man for sexually assaulting you does to your life? Why the fuck would anybody put themselves through that if they weren’t absolutely sure they had a credible case? Some of the plaintiffs in these cases had their lives and their family’s lives threatened and disrupted.

Welp, to the bottom with me I suppose.

    • colforge@lemmy.world
      7·
      2 months ago

      People can’t argue that Donald Trump’s assault on due process is wrong and then turn around and argue that any individual should not get due process, even that scum himself. The gender of the witness is irrelevant, witness testimony is unreliable as it is subject to intimidation, coercion, deception, or even the plain old fallibility of human memory.

      I absolutely think there is evidence out there. This man has said so many awful things and I don’t believe all 25 accusers are lying. But I do believe every case should be prosecuted to the fullest extent that the evidence allows.

      Donald Trump’s crimes must be laid bare and proven beyond a doubt because even then the MAGA cult will do their mental gymnastics but he will truly have been dethroned as the populist leader of the right that he’s been since 2016.

    • snooggums@lemmy.worldEnglish
      41·
      2 months ago

      “Maybe she wanted it”

      “Maybe she injured herself”

      “Maybe she is just jealous”

      Hard to get evidence to trial when the police and prosecutors ignore evidence of rape like bruises, torn clothing, etc.

      • Psionicsickness@reddthat.com
        62·
        2 months ago

        I’m not constantly asking for evidence you dunce. I’m arguing the original point. Fuck Trump, he’s a cunt for 1000 reasons and I BELIEVE in my heart of hearts he molested girls.

        We stand on a system that requires evidence for those claims for a reason, and I believe in those protections when you or I end up under fire.

        • Jarix@lemmy.world
          06·
          2 months ago

          Sealioning (also sea-lioning and sea lioning) is a type of trolling or harassment that consists of pursuing people with relentless requests for evidence, often tangential or previously addressed, while maintaining a pretense of civility and sincerity (“I’m just trying to have a debate”),

          So after reading this linked wiki article I find a couple interesting points of the above description.

          1 relentless requests

          2 pretense of civility and sincerity

          So I’ll ask you a couple questions, if you don’t mind answering (and much thanks to you if you do answer them)

          As I don’t observe either of the points in your comment in this thread, if I were to go look at your comment history, and I wont because I don’t care to spend any effort to do so, will I find a history of you asking for evidence on this specific topic, as if you were looking for opportunities to do so, Cherry picking as one might call it?

          And also how often would you say someone accuses you of sea lioning beer on Lemmy?

          I’m asking because I’m betting the answers are no and hardly ever

          It’s frustrating when people try to eject to from a discussion because they ascribe motives you don’t possess, at least in my experience if it does

          • admin@lemmy.today
            2·
            2 months ago

            Behaviour of sealion is only right course of action if someone just accused it of something that would destroy its life and reputation.