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Following allegations against US supreme court nominee Brett Kavanaugh, two ex-girlfriends came out in his defense. But there is a problem in the logic at play

I hate to state the obvious, but apparently it needs to be done. Just because someone has never sexually assaulted you, it doesn’t mean they’ve never sexually assaulted someone else. Just because someone has been nice to you, it doesn’t mean they’ve acted the same way with everyone else in their life.

It’s not really a difficult concept to get your head around, is it? And yet, every time a man is publicly accused of sexual assault, the accusations are swiftly followed by a chorus of incredulous female friends, swearing the guy in question had always been angelic to them. “He’s a nice guy really. He’s one of my best friends. He’s always been a perfect gentleman. He would never do that.”

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from US news | The Guardian https://ift.tt/2OxI79O