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Originally posted by Munchkin03
Did I say that? Nope. I would like to believe that everyone is innocent until proven guilty. In sexual assault cases, that is rarely the case--on either side.
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Wow.
OK - If I say that the girl is not a cheap whore if the guy is found guilty, does that invalidate your argument?
Of course not . . .
The point is that, by flipping your viewpoint from before to coddle the accused rather than the accuser, we come to the conclusion that he is being made out to be an absolute monster by a public that chooses not to wait until the results of a trial to determine guilt.
What is missed, of course, is that this MIGHT BE THE CASE - he might be an inhuman beast, just as the accuser might actually be full of complete crap.
Regardless, you stating that you personally don't feel this way carries no weight - against the tide of public opinion, as YOU introduced it, it is an insignificant view. You wanted to discuss macro-phenomena, so I did just that.
Your point was so salient that it need not be repeated above - but you did, and of course you're right: the actual 'results' of the trial have little to do with how some people will view those involved.
So what, exactly, is your point? Can you prove the causitive link between public opinion and lack of rape reporting? If so, why can't you prove a link between public opinion of rapists, and decreasing numbers of rapes? At best, it's an oversimplification, and at worst, an abysmal post hoc fallacy.
I appreciate your compassion, but I think you're oversimplifying, and it's decidedly (and I'll posit, inappropriately) one-sided.
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Originally posted by Munchkin03
I think your cheap shots against my alma mater are damned funny. If you can't laugh about yourself, who can you laugh about?
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Hey, laugh it up - you decided to flex the ol' academic muscle here. If you want to turn the thread into a scholastic pissing contest, I'm down - just bring the A-game, because all you know is what people on here show you.
Don't assume you're speaking to idiots.
-RC
--Let's see those SATs and SAT II: Chemistrys!
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