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If it was your husband , brother ,dad, etc. , that was being accused of this bad behavior, who would you believe?

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Evidence.

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@BirdieGal wrote:

Evidence.


Good answer.

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Evidence can be manufactured especially these days. 

 

Motive and/or potential loss or gain is usually a good indicator of where the truth may lie and it's always in between both stories.  

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@deepwaterdotter wrote:

@BirdieGal wrote:

Evidence.


Good answer.


Unfortunately simply accusing a person can ruin their life. 

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I was going to say truth but these day you can not even take that for granted

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@goldensrbest  I think I would be inclined to believe the evidence no matter how hurtful.I always told my son that if you do  something wrong the only thing left for you to do is find a way to make it right again.I don't know how you could begin to correct the wrongs against some of these women but I would think that they should be consulted on this matter..

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This might be obvious, but I think if more than one person comes forward with accusations, especially if the two accusers don't know each other, then that gives more credibility to their stories.  The more people who come forward, the more likely the bad behaviour is true.

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My late husband and I found each other late in life.

 

He told me once that probably half the women he had previously dated were victims of sexual abuse.    He never cheated on me or did anything to harm a woman in that way.

 

If he were ever accused, I would not believe it.  I would need proof and he was the kind of guy who would admit it, if true.

 

He was not a saint in every aspect of his life but he did have empathy for women.

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I think that if I have lived in the same house with that person, I would know who they are and what they are capable of doing.  I don't turn a blind eye to people's actions, good or bad.   I recognize a wolf in sheep's clothing.  I was burned a few times in my youth and now I'm thankful to be older and wiser.   Been there, done that, got it behind me.