I am not sure this is something that we need to have any view on until the trial and the evidence is prevented.
Making an accusation is a huge step for a woman to take.
Being accused is a nightmare for any man, especially if he is innocent.
In the UK the accuser is given anonymity but the accuseds name is made public.
The police do it for one reason. They hope to flush out other accusers.
I understand that it is difficult for women to come forward. But it seems that it can be one sided.
I would prefer both parties to be given anonymity until after the trial.
It may deter the very few fake victims.
how can anyone defend themself thirty five to forty years after something happened? You know there are studies on our memories and what is retained. Hmmmmmm. why do you all avoid that?
Now if the incident had been reported, an entirely different ballgame, that means the accused would know about it.
I would expect those who are appointing him to explore it. Where did it happen,when did it happen, who was there. You may end up against a brick wall but you may exonerate him.
Either way he is up for an important job and needs to be squeaky clean.
No, actually, the standard you suddenly want to pretend is normal and required is bullshit.
Unless and until this chick produces ANY sort of substantiation, this has been "explored" as far as it can be, or deserves to be. She's already said she doesn't know where it happened, OR when it happened, and the only two people she remembers as having been there have said it never happened. Unless you have something brilliant to suggest, that IS up against a brick wall, and it's horseshit.
Furthermore, the man is in his early fifties, and his entire adult and professional life have already been investigated to a fare-thee-well, and are "squeaky clean", as you put it. The day anyone on the left suggests that THEIR nominees also be judged on vague accusations about what they might or might not have done as teenagers, you let us know. Of course, I still am not going to think that having been a plaster saint from birth is a necessary, or even a good, requirement for being a Justice.
As it stands, this is so much nothingness and bullshit, it's an insult to the intelligence of the American people to even bring it up, let alone to suggest that it's supposed to be treated as meaningful.