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In a court of law, the burden of proof is on the accuser. In the court of public opinion, the burden of proof is on the accused. Elections are held in the court of public opinion. A stray allegation, whether or not there’s any truth to it, is enough to tank a political campaign (unless they’re a republican, of course, because their voters don’t care even if there’s proof). Yet I can all but guarantee you this Platner case won’t go to a court of law, because everyone already knows there’s not enough evidence to prove a damn thing. The accuser knows this. Five years have gone by without her pressing charges. Why? If she had any evidence she would have done that immediately, right? If it really happened she could have gotten a forensics panel done and put someone away who would be a danger to women if allowed to walk free. But she didn’t do that, did she? So why should anybody believe her now, five years later, when it’s only a few short months to an election and the balance of the United States Senate is on the line, at a time when we’re already struggling as a nation with rampant and unchecked fascism, and atrocities beyond counting being committed with zero accountability, by the party that the accused was running against? By the way, you know Susan Collins supports the Epstein class, right? You know that’s who’s gonna win now that Platner dropped out, right?