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 Originally Posted by OngBonga
Hard evidence? Is this a court? What hard evidence do you have on the contrary? I'll just point to Twitter as my evidence.
And what is your evidence from twitter? That metoo went viral or some such? I don't see that as evidence that people are publicly accusing others of grab-ass on an epidemic level.
 Originally Posted by OngBonga
There's anothert conclusion you jumped to. Things are so binary to you.
Well, you said...
I advocate them making an immediate complaint, rather than waiting a decade until there's a twitter movement.
...so the question seemed apt. If it's a legitimate complaint it should be made whenever the victim goddamn well feels like it. It's not your place to tell them when they should seek justice. Maybe there are good reasons they don't want to face the victim-blaming mentality a lot of people seem to hold.
 Originally Posted by OngBonga
I care, and so should you. And they're not reporting a crime, that isn't something one does over social media. If they were reporting a crime, they would be making a statement to the police, not their followers.
I'm not talking about people doing a tweet, I'm talking about people reporting a crime to the police so the guilty person gets prosecuted. Is your problem that someone is tweeting a crime and not reporting it to police - if so then I agree that's dumb - or that they do both?
 Originally Posted by OngBonga
I have empathy. That doesn't mean I can't be outraged at political manipulation.
What is the gross political manipulation that comes from encouraging people to report a crime?
 Originally Posted by OngBonga
It is wrong if it's a political goal to exploit victims. Perhaps it's all too subtle for you.
Possibly. Why don't you explain how you know the motivations of the people in the metoo movement. I obviously don't have your insight into others' minds.
 Originally Posted by OngBonga
Let's say I'm running for office. I want votes. Turns out my rival has a drink driving conviciton from 10 years ago. So now I contact a load of people who lost their kids to drink drivers, and get them to relive their trauma on social media. Am I doing anything wrong here?
Of course you are but not on the same level as a drunk driver.
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