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Showing Original Post only (View all)We must define acceptable and nonacceptable touching [View all]
If not we will eat our own while the GOP snickers at us.
First, is there any statute of limitations ? How long is too long to report something?
Say, Im 60 now and running for office and a woman from my college days comes forward and and says that I inappropriately touched her.
When pressed for details, she is vague other than to say I put my hands on her when she didnt want me to.
Ok, so that could have been anything from a plutonic hug to a reach around where he grabbed her breast.
Clearly, for most people, the first is acceptable in polite society where the second is not.
But, theres all types of things in between.
Some people are just touchy feely kind of people that hug everyone of both genders.
Some people are not and hate that.
Im just saying that before we go after any public figure on this issue, that we define what occurred and when it occurred to be forgivable and what we do not. It shouldnt matter who the person is but what the alleged behavior is.
The person alleging must be expected to give the most specific details possible and any corroboration they have. If they are deemed credible, then and only then should the allegations go public. Once they do, the person alleged must give a specific response to the specific allegations. No vague or general statements.
As for Biden specifically, he knows if he has taken advantage of his position over the years to grope or give unwanted kisses to women. If so, he owes it to the party and the country to tell us so. If he hasnt, we need to accept it and move on barring a series of other women coming forward with other similar or worse accusations .
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