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yes.... i can look at it and see how i might have been confusing....... i go through a lot of times when i know what i want to say but can;t find the exact words... .. a dozen other things are spinning around in my mind.. .... in this case it seems i over used the words judge and judgment when i should have used some other words that would have indicated i was not talking about a final verdict handed down by a judge or jury... ..... apologies for my part in the confusion....Sorry,
I thought you were referring to the judicial system (Judge and Jury) when the suspect is indicted and tried then convicted by a jury of his peers. From my first comment I said as a juror, my whole discussion was as a juror. The person on trial is the person who is required to be judged by a jury of his peers or a judge if he so chooses. I completely misunerstood what you meant in the quotes below. I thought you were refering to a criminal court.
I think we generally agree, I'm just saying as a juror faced with a standard of reasonable doubt there are some situations that are difficult to prove beyond a reasonable doubt without physical evidence. The burden of proof is always on the accuser not the defendant. This is to protect the innocent from those who may falsely accuse them
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laws and standards currently in place - the validity of complaints and reports of sexual abuse - sexual harassment and rape are to be evaluated by reasonable people or good character who are also of the same gender as the victim.
wrong...... ..according to the law it is supposed to be reasonable women applying justice and judgement who evaluate whether another woman was a willing participant ........
having other men attempt to judge whether a woman willingly took part in an activity where she has the most to risk and the most to lose... is like having a jury of cats decide whether a mouse willingly offered itself to one of their fellow cats for dinner.....
and seriously.... can a man and woman be considered "peers"?...... and should they be in a case involving accusatons of sexual abuse?............ if you were accused of something like that would you like to be judged by a jury consisting entirely of women
just like the accusations against the accused are to be judged by a jury of his peers
.... long before a case like this ever gets to court or even a prosector, others in official positions of service will interview and examine victims and complainants to determine whether someone might have a valid case.... ...those people need to be victim advocates... those with the ability to put themselves in the victims shoes and make a fair assessment...... .. there will be plenty of time and plenty of people ready to pick her complaint apart and try to turn it around on her once the case gets to court - and plenty of others ready to take the side of the accused even after a verdict or judgement is reached... ......
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