• Hawk@lemmynsfw.com
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    1 month ago

    Whilst sexual assault is terrible we must remember that was determined only on the balance of probabilities and not beyond reasonable doubt.

    It may seem like a distinction without a difference, but it’s an important part of our legal system.

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      1 month ago

      Exactly. I’m not defending Trump in any way shape or form. But spreading misinformation, disregarding nuance, and ignoring factual details is dangerous and exactly what Republican politicians want. We need to be better than that as a nation.

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      1 month ago

      Distinctions without a difference aside,

      You know what seems like a distinction with a very important difference?

      “Judge clarifies: Yes, Trump was found to have raped E Jean Carroll.”

      https://www.washingtonpost.com/politics/2023/07/19/trump-carroll-judge-rape/

      They literally changed the legal code because of rape apologists since NY was one of the last states that didn’t consider vaginal penetration without consent rape unless a penis was involved.

      Which, after and not before you get shaeshanked in the dufrane, you can feel free to distinguish your differences.

      Because of dumps vaginally penetrating someone without their consent, regardless of method, that is also legally considered rape in New York

      Dumps is a rapist by most legal definitions, his crime is one of rape today because of the sexual assault he committed and was held liable for, and the judge made it perfectly clear that dumps is a rapist in case anyone was confused.