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2026-07-07 21:48 UTC

You’re right that this will boil down to a he said/she said, but it’s concerning this is the best candidate Maine could come up with just based on the facts that he can’t refute. What candidate isn’t vulnerable to this type of charge though? Should you be fired from your job, immediately and without trial, if one of your exes comes out of the woodwork to accuse you of something? People get drunk. The vast majority of the US population has been drunk at some point in their life. Most people could have such accusations leveled against them, and they would have no way of refuting it.

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@velma@sh.itjust.works 2026-07-07 21:54

Should you be fired from your job, immediately and without trial, if one of your exes comes out of the woodwork to accuse you of something If there’s evidence from multiple people and text messages and therapist notes all from before a run for a government position that indicates you have a problem with boundaries and sexual assault, yes. Or maybe you prefer Platner’s approach to talking to rape victims: “Holy fuck, how about people just take some responsibility for themselves and not get so fucked up they wind up having sex with someone they don’t mean to? Men and women, you make a choice to consume enough of a substance to lose your self control. So if you don’t want to be in a comprising situation, act like an adult for fucks sake.”

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