Dear Judge Kavanaugh

[dainthomas]

Graham is off his rocker. He's still going on about who paid for the polygraph.

 

[realibrad]

I'm not the only person who has told you this.

Dont touch children.

 

[mindless1]

SO, profoundly announcing your complete ignorance regarding the actual documented reality of sexual assault victims. You're just angry yelling at something that you proudly do not understand, and will certainly refuse to understand. I bet that at least half of the women in your life have been abused in some way, and you will probably never know. Because you don't understand, and you simply don't care.

I care enough to write the truth, that if rapists aren't reported the idea is reinforced in their heads that they got away with it, so they do it again and again. How many women will get raped or abused because the first didn't report it promptly?

Certainly the rapist is to blame, but also each victim should carry a little guilt for not stopping it from happening to someone else.

The only way half the women in my life could have been abused and I wouldn't know is if they DIDN'T report it right away, which is WHEN they need the support of others, NOT decades later.

Whether or not you like my solution, it is the one that works and in the end that is what's important.

 

[realibrad]

I'm willing to be investigated for your claims and to take whatever steps I need to clear my name. Are willing to put your claims under oath with a penalty for lying?

Idiot.

So, you are going to make the victim relive their trauma all over again. That is horrible.

 

[UglyCasanova]

In 2012 to her therapist with her husband beside her.

From her testimony earlier she mentioned being sexually assaulted but if I'm remembering correctly the prosecutor specifically asked her if she had mentioned Kavanaugh's name and she said no.

 

[ivwshane]

So, you are going to make the victim relive their trauma all over again. That is horrible.

What victim? Are you the victim? Were you touched in your special place, your tiny little brain?

Idiot!

 

[jackstar7]

From her testimony earlier she mentioned being sexually assaulted but if I'm remembering correctly the prosecutor specifically asked her if she had mentioned Kavanaugh's name and she said no.

You're wrong, in that your statement here is incomplete and misleading. This should not come as a surprise to you after this many times. It certainly comes as a surprise to no one else on these boards.

 

[ivwshane]

From her testimony earlier she mentioned being sexually assaulted but if I'm remembering correctly the prosecutor specifically asked her if she had mentioned Kavanaugh's name and she said no.

Well your memory sucks so...

 

[UglyCasanova]

Sure sounds like the Republicans should have undertaken an investigation and cleared his name, huh.

I wonder why they didn't.

How does the FBI clear his name exactly. Uncle Joe said they don't make any determinations, so at the end of the day they say yep she's saying this and he's saying that. If investigating and the "truth" are important why did Dems wait until the last minute to spring this up? It's a delay tactic for the midterms, nothing more. Feinstein doesn't give a rats ass what Kavanaugh did in high school and neither does anyone up there on that panel. What they care about is the SC seat and this is a means to an end.

 

[jackstar7]

How does the FBI clear his name exactly. Uncle Joe said they don't make any determinations, so at the end of the day they say yep she's saying this and he's saying that. If investigating and the "truth" are important why did Dems wait until the last minute to spring this up? It's a delay tactic for the midterms, nothing more. Feinstein doesn't give a rats ass what Kavanaugh did in high school and neither does anyone up there on that panel. What they care about is the SC seat and this is a means to an end.

I wish that you gain the clarity of insight to look back on this day's postings and have some kind of existential reckoning.

 

[IronWing]

How does the FBI clear his name exactly. Uncle Joe said they don't make any determinations, so at the end of the day they say yep she's saying this and he's saying that. If investigating and the "truth" are important why did Dems wait until the last minute to spring this up? It's a delay tactic for the midterms, nothing more. Feinstein doesn't give a rats ass what Kavanaugh did in high school and neither does anyone up there on that panel. What they care about is the SC seat and this is a means to an end.

There you go again, projecting your Republican lack of ethics and decency on others.

 

[ivwshane]

How does the FBI clear his name exactly. Uncle Joe said they don't make any determinations, so at the end of the day they say yep she's saying this and he's saying that. If investigating and the "truth" are important why did Dems wait until the last minute to spring this up? It's a delay tactic for the midterms, nothing more. Feinstein doesn't give a rats ass what Kavanaugh did in high school and neither does anyone up there on that panel. What they care about is the SC seat and this is a means to an end.

So thoroughly investigating all parties involved and determining dates, times, and places, are of no use for senate members to determine credibility?

Whether or not Democrats waited till an opportune time to bring this up is irrelevant if the accusations are credible. In fact, I don't understand why they are rushing. According to the new rules they play by, there shouldn't even be any hearing until after the election. So lets cut the crap and stop complaining about politics being played when both sides do it (if we are to believe you and Republicans and the motives ascribed to Democrats).

 

[UglyCasanova]

Well your memory sucks so...

They said it's not in the therapists notes and that she told her husband who it was after the therapy session.

 

[Blackjack200]

I care enough to write the truth, that if rapists aren't reported the idea is reinforced in their heads that they got away with it, so they do it again and again. How many women will get raped or abused because the first didn't report it promptly?

Certainly the rapist is to blame, but also each victim should carry a little guilt for not stopping it from happening to someone else.

The only way half the women in my life could have been abused and I wouldn't know is if they DIDN'T report it right away, which is WHEN they need the support of others, NOT decades later.

Whether or not you like my solution, it is the one that works and in the end that is what's important.

wow

 

[fskimospy]

How does the FBI clear his name exactly. Uncle Joe said they don't make any determinations, so at the end of the day they say yep she's saying this and he's saying that.

It's really weird how this Biden quote has gotten such traction with conservatives. I don't feel you guys understand what he was saying. The FBI doesn't have to draw any conclusions, it can assemble the facts though. The accuser in this case said she welcomed the FBI to investigate and Republicans refused. Alternatively, the committee could have done a real investigation. They refused to do that too.

As for how the FBI clears his name, they can go talk to Mark Judge! They can interview and assess the credibility of other people who claimed to have heard of the assault at the time. They can go investigate the other accusations against Kavanaugh and see if they can find any evidence to prove or disprove them. There are tons of things they could do! Republicans adamantly refused to allow them to investigate.

If investigating and the "truth" are important why did Dems wait until the last minute to spring this up? It's a delay tactic for the midterms, nothing more. Feinstein doesn't give a rats ass what Kavanaugh did in high school and neither does anyone up there on that panel. What they care about is the SC seat and this is a means to an end.

Whatever motivations you imagine they have are irrelevant. Also, conservatives complaining about a delay in filling a SCOTUS seat is a bit rich, wouldn't you say? Haha. The only thing that matters here is if Kavanaugh has the kind of character that we believe should be present in a SCOTUS justice. It's pretty obvious he doesn't.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Whether or not Democrats waited till an opportune time to bring this up is irrelevant if the accusations are credible.

Nah that's very relevant, probably the most relevant thing to this whole ordeal. It's the reason we are watching the testimony in the first place, not because any of the senators care about what she's claiming but because they care about the SC seat.

 

[fskimospy]

They said it's not in the therapists notes and that she told her husband who it was after the therapy session.

So again, your contention is that Ford wanted to keep her options open so that she could credibly accuse ANY member of prestigious local boys schools who went on to be high ranking officials in Washington?

Surely you see how insane a conspiracy theory that is, right?

 

[fskimospy]

Nah that's very relevant, probably the most relevant thing to this whole ordeal. It's the reason we are watching the testimony in the first place, not because any of the senators care about what she's claiming but because they care about the SC seat.

The most relevant thing in this whole ordeal is most certainly whether or not someone who may occupy a lifetime position of enormous power is a serial sex criminal.

I know you would like it to be about how mean and sneaky the Democrats are but that is 100% irrelevant.

 

[ivwshane]

They said it's not in the therapists notes and that she told her husband who it was after the therapy session.

Yeah and she said this in her testimony, under oath and she said her husband was with her in the COUPLES THERAPY session.

 

[ivwshane]

Nah that's very relevant, probably the most relevant thing to this whole ordeal. It's the reason we are watching the testimony in the first place, not because any of the senators care about what she's claiming but because they care about the SC seat.

Yeah no its not. The timing of the allegations are irrelevant. The allegations don't become null and void simply because less than a month of time passed since the accusations were made.

What a fucking ridiculous thing to think!

 

[UglyCasanova]

Yeah and she said this in her testimony, under oath and she said her husband was with her in the COUPLES THERAPY session.

And she also said the name Kavanaugh wasn’t said to her therapist, she told it to her husband afterwards.

 

[UglyCasanova]

Yeah no its not. The timing of the allegations are irrelevant. The allegations don't become null and void simply because less than a month of time passed since the accusations were made.

What a fucking ridiculous thing to think!

Again, the timing of the allegations are the only relevant thing. Every member of that committee is there not because they care what Dr Ford has to say but it’s a power struggle for the SC.

 

[ivwshane]

Again, the timing of the allegations are the only relevant thing. Every member of that committee is there not because they care what Dr Ford has to say but it’s a power struggle for the SC.

You are projecting.

 

[fskimospy]

Again, the timing of the allegations are the only relevant thing. Every member of that committee is there not because they care what Dr Ford has to say but it’s a power struggle for the SC.

It's really bizarre that you think determining if a future SCOTUS justice is likely a violent, serial sex offender is not relevant.

 

[VRAMdemon]

I care enough to write the truth, that if rapists aren't reported the idea is reinforced in their heads that they got away with it, so they do it again and again. How many women will get raped or abused because the first didn't report it promptly?

Certainly the rapist is to blame, but also each victim should carry a little guilt for not stopping it from happening to someone else.

The only way half the women in my life could have been abused and I wouldn't know is if they DIDN'T report it right away, which is WHEN they need the support of others, NOT decades later.

Whether or not you like my solution, it is the one that works and in the end that is what's important.

Sorry, but you don't get to decide when a rape/sexual assault gets reported or how the grade of scale the assault is - Only the victim gets to decide.

There is a disconnect in this country when it comes to the crimes of rape and sexual assault. This disconnect doesn't happen with other violent crimes like robbery, stabbings, beatings etc.

For example - If someone you considered your friend or a trusted authority figure tries to rob or stab or beat you, your other friends don't sit around laughing about it or hold you down to facilitate your being robbed or stabbed or beaten. The cops don't ask you what you were wearing that might have suggested to your assailant that you wanted to be robbed or stabbed or beaten. You don't get told that it's natural for some people in your normal, law-abiding social circle to want to rob or stab or beat you, and it's up to you not to provoke their hormonal inclinations in that direction.

If a particular group of young people is "known to become" robbingly or stabbingly or beatingly "aggressive when drinking", they go to jail or to juvie. They don't get invited to parties of law-abiding people where it's considered to be the responsibility of their potential victims to avoid them. Photos of their victims being robbed or stabbed or beaten don't get passed around and sniggered over among dozens of their classmates or millions of internet viewers. Your being robbed or stabbed or beaten isn't considered to bring shame on your family that you are held responsible for.

In short, this is why we have a problem in our society with rape culture but not with "robbing culture" or "stabbing culture" or "beating culture". If we really want victims of rape and sexual assault to be able to "let the law take its course and get on with their lives", then we need to fix the pathological assumptions that rape and sexual assault are "not really all that serious", or "just the way life is", or something that their victims are responsible for "shutting down".