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originally posted by: burdman30ott6
What Hailey said isn't wrong, nor is it contradictory. "Victims" have a right to be heard, but the public has a right to believe or disbelieve their accusations on a case by case basis.
you're telling me these ladies ignored the lure of million dollar payouts in private secret court agreements so they could sit and suffer in bitterness
Are we going to keep retrying things in the media over and over.
originally posted by: bgerbger
a reply to: Metallicus
I also remember you calling the death of Heather Heyer in Charlottesville as just another anti-white protester getting what they deserve, or something along those lines, so you'll have to excuse me if I place no faith in your moral compass whatsoever.
originally posted by: scraedtosleep
a reply to: Agit8dChop
you're telling me these ladies ignored the lure of million dollar payouts in private secret court agreements so they could sit and suffer in bitterness
This is exactly what someone might do if this really happened to them.
If it really happened they don't care about the money.
Some of these women did tell friends , family at the time but were not believed.
I was abused by my step dad when I was 14 years old but didn't tell anyone till I was almost 30.I understand the shame of this kind of thing and how all you want to do is forget about it and put it behind you.
On the issue of sexual assault, however, it appears Haley sees a place to take a stand. Diplomats I spoke with suggested that Haley, who is widely seen as having presidential ambitions, is seeking to position herself as a strong voice on women’s issues and distance herself from an administration with a messaging problem. “She is walking a fine line in positioning herself politically as an independent enough voice on these issues, abetted by her distance from D.C., as she can without alienating the Big Man—although given his unpredictability and volatility it is playing a bit with fire,”