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Originally Posted by ASTalumna06
This. I guess I'm not understanding why everyone is now assuming that the entire story is false..?
I think this is the real issue here, regardless of whether or not Jackie's story is true:
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#IStandWithJackie: http://www.washingtonpost.com/blogs/...ent/?tid+sm_fb
Some of the Twitter posts in the link are exactly what I was thinking. What makes everyone automatically think that the fraternity isn't lying? Rape is traumatic; Jackie even said she couldn't see clearly in the room. Perhaps she couldn't remember the exact number of people who were there?
The fact that Rolling Stone completely backed away from the story is awful. They should have at least explained what had been called into question, instead of implying that Jackie was lying about the whole thing. |
Read the Washington Post article. I think someone else linked to it already. They've re-reported the story, sent reporters and fact-checkers to Charlottesville over the last week or so, and did the job that Rolling Stone utterly failed to do. They reported that even Jackie's advocate friends no longer believe her account.
What part of the story do you still think is true?