Left Libertarian

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@HuskyTurned @NewKivster @mtracey Weird how you respond to that, but not Michaels response.

Answer Michaels question. Stop dodging.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@dhr194 @mtaibbi We don't know that she told him no, because SHE deleted all texts between them. She could be lying.

He's a piece of shit, no doubt, but I don't find the existing evidence compelling enough to call him a rapist.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats Btw, what's all this weird penguin shit you're involved with?

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats Stop dancing around. Which part do you take issue with?

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats @bar_doors Left-libertarianism - Wikipedia https://t.co/TBN1nHAN6n

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[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats @bar_doors If you ever need help with those crushing student loans, I'm willing to let you rent a room in my "hovel". Below market rate. My wife and I have plenty of room to spare.

When you're replaced by chat bots, what's your backup? Arbys?

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats 10% of accusations are false. That's not nothing.

And in a case where the woman is an obese booty call, I think the odds are increased. Very convenient the text messages are gone.

If I were raped, I know I'd keep every bit of correspondence.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats @bar_doors Not at all. I feel bad for you. All those student loans and nothing to show for it.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats @bar_doors And for the record, I'm not a Platner fan. But this woman is clearly lying.

She's obese. Not attractive. Relationship seemed to be based on being a booty call. That's enough to make any woman angry. In this case, she fabricated a story.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats @bar_doors My point was fantastic actually. But hey we're all impressed. You graduated last in law school and managed to pass the bar. Sorry your job's going to be replaced by AI in a couple years but at least you made it, right?

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats I agree, but I do think it's very easy to cast doubt on this accuser, as my hypothetical shows, it's very easy to lie. And it wouldn't be the first time someone's lied about being sexually assaulted. Especially if you're upset about being nothing more than a booty call.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@bar_doors @SlimSats "You raised a great point I can't refute, so I'll just take the easy way out and make a snide remark"

Noted.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@dhr194 @mtaibbi But that doesn't mean it wasn't a lie. The vibe that I get from their relationship is she was a booty call. That kind of thing can make women angry. It's not unheard of, nor is it rare. 10% of allegations are false.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@SlimSats Hi lawyer. Let's say you and I dated. It ended terribly. I'm angry. I tell someone immediately after you sexually assaulted me. Couple years later, you run for office. Does it mean I was telling the truth? Should people believe me? I said something before you ran for office.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@RoundsR Let's say you and I dated and the relationship ended terribly. Immediately after I tell someone that you sexually assaulted me. Couple years later, you decide to run for office. Does it mean I was telling the truth? I did tell someone before you ran for office.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

It's crazy how many people in the media do not understand this.

Everyone keeps saying the same thing over. "Credible allegation that's corroborated by multiple people"

It's made me realize just how stupid people are.

[Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi]

Let’s try again: it’s one person telling the same story twice. That’s not “corroboration,” which requires new/fresh/secondary evidence.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@BlueKitten1224 @mtaibbi Let's say you and I dated in the past and it ended terribly. Immediately after I tell people that you raped me. And then in a couple years you run for office. Does that mean I was telling the truth? After all I did tell people before you ran for office.

[Matt Taibbi @mtaibbi]

Contemporaneous texts in which an accuser tells the same story to others is not “corroborating” evidence. It has value, but a person can’t corroborate her own story.

[Left Libertarian @PatGarafolol]

@actingliketommy @GenXGirl1994 "A rapist"

Prove it.

We have due process in this country. He hasn't been convicted. The available evidence is not compelling. Especially with deleted messages.

You know who else doesn't believe in due process? Fascists. Didn't think you were one.