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New Rules.... (Original Post) pbmus Jan 2019 OP
Fuck that shit. dalton99a Jan 2019 #1
Really, the sooner the better! flying_wahini Jan 2019 #2
+1 myohmy2 Jan 2019 #9
There was no accusation of rape against Kavanaugh. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #3
Yeah! It was attempted rape! Get it right! Jeez! Iggo Jan 2019 #4
No. There was no allegation of rape. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #10
Christine Blasey Ford... tonedevil Jan 2019 #11
Sexual assault. Not rape. I saw her testimony. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #13
Attempted rape. Iggo Jan 2019 #12
Nope. Honeycombe8 Jan 2019 #14
Why does Trump look like he's trying to take a shit? Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Jan 2019 #5
You mean like why does Trump always look like Trump? smirkymonkey Jan 2019 #6
Ummm... because he's so full of it? n/t Stonepounder Jan 2019 #7
Excellent.. Retweeted! Cha Jan 2019 #8

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
3. There was no accusation of rape against Kavanaugh.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 01:14 AM
Jan 2019

I wish people would quit saying that. It calls into question the truth of what he really did.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
10. No. There was no allegation of rape.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 01:38 PM
Jan 2019

The claims of one of the women had initially been misunderstood to state or infer that Kavanaugh had participated in raping her, but she then made a new statement clarifying that HE wasn't the one who had raped her. He was just at the party, passing out drinks in red plastic cups or something.

Kavanaugh was not, and is not, alleged to have raped anyone.

Get it right. It's not helpful to push a story that is false. The real allegations are enough.

 

tonedevil

(3,022 posts)
11. Christine Blasey Ford...
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 02:00 PM
Jan 2019

absolutely did accuse Kavanaugh of sexual assault and she never changed that. The last section of the Wikipedia article gives the details https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Christine_Blasey_Ford

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
13. Sexual assault. Not rape. I saw her testimony.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 03:53 PM
Jan 2019

There is a difference between rape and sexual assault. He held her down and got on top of her, laughing, & pulled at her clothing, but didn't actually remove any clothing or make any attempt to pull his penis out, unzip his pants, or attempt actual rape.

Sexual assault usually means molestation. And in her case, kidnapping, since he held her against her will.

Honeycombe8

(37,648 posts)
14. Nope.
Sun Jan 6, 2019, 03:54 PM
Jan 2019

There was no allegation of attempted rape. He held her down & pulled at her clothing, but didn't actually remove any, or make any attempt to pull his penis out or unzip his pants or anything of the sort.

Sexual assault (molestation and kidnapping, probably).

I totally believe the allegations. But the allegations were not of rape or attempted rape. The OP calls Kavanaugh a rapist, which is incorrect.

I think a lot of people are under the misapprehension that he was accused of rape. He wasn't.

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