CORONAVIRUS PANIC WE'RE ALL GOING TO DIE

[wufwugy]

I've heard them toss that out there as a justification. "Make a case" implies they have collected and presented evidence, which I would be grateful to be pointed towards. But since you ...

The Doctors Without Borders and Amnesty International cited cases for high sexual abuse rates are deeply flawed. It appears nobody knows how much bad behavior is really going on.

[Poopadoop]

The Doctors Without Borders and Amnesty International cited cases for high sexual abuse rates are deeply flawed. It appears nobody knows how much bad behavior is really going on.

By 'flawed' do you mean exaggerated? So DWB and AI are both saying the reports are lies?

And by 'nobody knows' well, yeah, nobody knows the exact truth about anything. But we can use some common sense rather than just accept what the gov't tells us, especially when it's clear what they're saying is both a) questionable on the face of it; and b) conveniently suits their purpose.

Finally, we can ask for evidence for arguments about child abuse being used to justify a different form of child abuse, and be suspicious when that evidence either isn't forthcoming or is disputed by disinterested third parties.

[wufwugy]

By 'flawed' do you mean exaggerated? So DWB and AI are both saying the reports are lies?

DWB and AI have conducted studies that found very high rates of sexual abuse. But those studies are very flawed. The Administration cited the DWB one. It appears to be a decent study but not comprehensive by any stretch of the imagination.

It seems we would need much more research to know what's going on.

[Poopadoop]

It seems we would need much more research to know what's going on.

I wonder who would be in a position to carry out that research? They'd need to have access to, and the authority to interview, people caught illegally crossing the border. Hmm, who oh who would be able to do it?

And if someone were in a position to get to the bottom of things and come up with some hard facts, it would seem criminal to enact a policy of forced separation without first colllecting the appropriate data.

[wufwugy]

forced separation

Your idea that it would be better to question the children alone for a few minutes might be viable.

[Poopadoop]

Your idea that it would be better to question the children alone for a few minutes might be viable.

Thank you.

[wufwugy]

Thank you.

No prob, dude.