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Statement from VA Pro-Choice Coalition: "We Believe Dr. Vanessa Tyson." (Original Post) LexVegas Feb 2019 OP
So, they also disbelief Fairfax. David__77 Feb 2019 #1
I really wish I could easily sign off on this peggysue2 Feb 2019 #2
Good to see wildflower Feb 2019 #3

peggysue2

(10,830 posts)
2. I really wish I could easily sign off on this
Thu Feb 7, 2019, 11:02 PM
Feb 2019

Because I am a woman who has had her own experience with sexual assault.

But I just can't. Not yet. Is Tyson's story credible? Yes, it is.

The problem is that Justin Fairfax's story is also credible. I don't see anything pushing this off the 50/50 scale.

We have two very credible people with impressive backgrounds and biographies who have totally different stories about an intimate encounter that only they have knowledge of. But until there is additional information/details of that encounter I find it impossible to say--she's right/he's right.

The only way to turn this is to have a similar scenario that we had in the Ford vs Kavanaugh brouhaha. Two individuals tell their stories, additional details are provided in a setting where both parties are under oath. The credibility of the testimonies and the details provided can then be judged for credibility.

It's not a slam-dunk process but it sure as hell is better than this.

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