tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post1276965338879811093..comments2023-09-24T08:04:06.909-04:00Comments on FSK's Guide to Reality: False Rape AccusationsFSKhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-75957940694684580652011-06-02T01:57:59.648-04:002011-06-02T01:57:59.648-04:00"I used a condom" is an admission that s..."I used a condom" is an admission that sex occurred. If I told someone that when we were together at night "I used a condom", the meaning would be considered very clear, not ambiguous at all. I didn't mean "I used a condom as a party favor, we blew them up as balloons and made animals from them." because that's not the normal unqualified use of "I used a condom".Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-6357138625646175322011-06-01T18:51:41.293-04:002011-06-01T18:51:41.293-04:00This is an interesting post. Might intrigue you to...This is an interesting post. Might intrigue you to know that in the UK, the Justice Secretary Ken Clarke has also said that not all kinds of rape are equal. He promptly got mobbed by angry feminists. It's one of those subjects that just can't be debated in public without being stifled instantly by special interest groups. Like immigration, or Israel.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-91892039145625870752011-06-01T09:55:12.435-04:002011-06-01T09:55:12.435-04:00pro-police=pro-statepro-police=pro-stateAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-37983254500821691542011-05-31T22:42:39.485-04:002011-05-31T22:42:39.485-04:00There are two explanations of the "confession...There are two explanations of the "confession".<br /><br />First, he did rape her.<br /><br />Second, he didn't rape her but just told her what he thought she wanted to hear.<br /><br />My point is "There's insufficient evidence." and not "He definitely didn't rape her."<br /><br />So, the pro-State trolls are the people who advocate sending Moreno and Mata to prison on very flimsy evidence.FSKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-54530797693462767952011-05-31T22:32:36.604-04:002011-05-31T22:32:36.604-04:00OK, read the whole transcript. Yes, excerpts and t...OK, read the whole transcript. Yes, excerpts and the whole thing are different. But, yes, he had sex with her and he didn't want to admit it, but finally did.<br /><br />His claims:<br /><br />1. I used a condom.<br />2. I didn't take advantage of you.<br /><br />What do these mean? Well "I used a condom" is pretty clear. Not taking advantage means that he believes it was completely consensual, this is why he tries to get her to remember their conversation and so forth.<br /><br />I didn't get the sense the other guy was a "pro state troll" for taking the side of the woman. Not sure how that works exactly as an argument really.<br /><br />They had sex. She was drunk and didn't remember the consent which she probably gave.<br /><br />If he wasn't a cop and was a guy she met at a club I'd say this is all private behavior and the authorities should not be involved.<br /><br />As a cop, he had a much higher standard of responsibility not to have sex with drunk women he is supposedly trying to help out. Whether she came on to him or not is irrelevant. It's the same as when a patient comes on to a psychiatrist, or a student comes on to a school teacher. The authority figure has a responsibility to not take advantage of the situation. He did not and was rightly fired for abuse of authority. (Whether or not that was the given reason.)<br /><br />Was he guilty of rape? That depends on how you define it. I'd say no if she gave consent while drunk. But some people believe you can't give consent while drunk. That leaves many millions of college students as rapists. It also leaves an unfair situation since you know for a fact that if a man and a woman are equally drunk which one will be charged with the rape.Scottnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-7483954335775745392011-05-31T22:19:35.401-04:002011-05-31T22:19:35.401-04:00Julian Assange has now been detained for six month...Julian Assange has now been detained for six months without any formal charges of rape.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-21130960482399545632011-05-31T18:42:15.884-04:002011-05-31T18:42:15.884-04:00I would award her a tiny sum, because I estimate t...I would award her a tiny sum, because I estimate there's a 1% chance her accusation might be true. Moreno did make mistakes that created the appearance of impropriety, making him partially responsible.<br /><br />$50M is just plain silly.<br /><br />Probably, the NYC government will settle for $500k-$1M. I'd like to see it go to trial and get a jury award of $0.<br /><br />Notice that there's no downside for the false accuser. Her name was not published. Moreno and Mata lost their jobs and risked jailtime. There's no downside for the woman who makes a false accusation.<br /><br />In ancient Rome, people who made false accusations had their foreheads branded.<br /><br />-----<br /><br />At work, if my boss ever said "Sign this or you're fired!", I'd probably refuse.<br /><br />At one job, where my salary was mostly bonus, the bosses said "Sign this non-compete agreement or we won't give you your annual bonus!" I probably should have signed it, waited for my bonus check to clear, quit, and then dared them to try and enforce it.FSKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903396202330950362noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2182962435875556601.post-73840749582269179042011-05-31T17:25:52.187-04:002011-05-31T17:25:52.187-04:00I was working at a job once and a new director wan...I was working at a job once and a new director wanted to hire his friends. So to make room they (obviously there are only a finite number of jobs) decided to fire a couple of people. Well that is what I think happened. I won't go into all the details.<br /><br />Anyway as some grounds to fire me they exaggerated up some alleged technical incompetence that occurred about 6 months ago! If the managers in question actually looked up the source code records at the time they would have found the allegations completely false in fact.<br /><br />They wanted me to sign a document. At the bottom of the document it said a signature does not mean you agree to what is said.<br /><br />I refused several times to sign the document as it contained lies.<br /><br />I kept refusing. But my manager kept on and on at me. Eventually he told me I would have to come into work on Saturday to talk to him about the document.<br /><br />So with more harassment to sign the document I eventually did. I guess it was OK because the document said a signature does not mean you agree to its contents.<br /><br />Afterwards I felt bad about signing it. It had lies on it.<br /><br />But my point is that if you are bullied enough into signing a document or agreeing to something, eventually you will cave in.<br /><br />I was younger at the time. Now I would absolutely refuse to sign dishonesty.<br /><br />The director and manager in question are dishonest scumbags.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com