Has the #MeToo movement become a witch-hunt to a significant degree?

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“CCC 1783 Conscience must be informed and moral judgment enlightened. A well-formed conscience is upright and truthful. It formulates its judgments according to reason, in conformity with the true good willed by the wisdom of the Creator. The education of conscience is indispensable for human beings who are subjected to negative influences and tempted by sin to prefer their own judgment and to reject authoritative teachings.”

A well formed conscience REQUIRES a Religion such as Catholicism. And society benefits greatly by following God’s laws. Otherwise, we fall into Moral Relativism.
 
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How have they formed their conscience? Us magically extracting morality from the ether is absurd and you’ll have many moral opinions between people. For example, many people will agree murder is wrong; however, people will debate whether abortion is murder…

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Cruciferi said:
For example, many people will agree murder is wrong; however, people will debate whether abortion is murder…
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Kinda like how Catholics debate the morality of the death penalty, or deporting immigrants, or providing social programs to aid the poor?
 
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The official church position is leaning towards abolishing the Death Penalty. The Pope has been quite sympathetic towards the plight of immigrants and the need for immigration reform. Finally, we’re obligated to help the less fortunate.

All Three of your “Points” concern Social Justice. http://www.usccb.org/beliefs-and-te.../seven-themes-of-catholic-social-teaching.cfm
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I’m talking about the members of the Catholic Church, who are decidedly split on these issues. I guess religion can only go so far in forming people’s consciences.
 
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Melchior_1 said:
Listen, I’m all for allowing due process to happen. Follow the evidence. But at the end of the day, I’m 100% fine with people coming forward.

Because I know what he did. I know everything that he did.
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In practice, multiple people need to come forward before due process can happen. See, for example, Larry Nassar.

So it’s not an either/or type thing.
 
Kei said:
Lie detectors are fairly successful.
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There’s a reason why lie detector test results are not admissible in court anywhere in the US.

That said, there’s something wrong with requiring anyone making an accusation of sexual assault or harassment to submit to a lie detector test.
 
Inisfallen said:
That said, there’s something wrong with requiring anyone making an accusation of sexual assault or harassment to submit to a lie detector test.
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If they did work, we could use them during presidential debates!
 
I am very appalled that this poll is 50/50.

Would be interesting to poll the people who voted yes to see what percentage are men.
 
anikins said:
I am very appalled that this poll is 50/50.

Would be interesting to poll the people who voted yes to see what percentage are men.
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I’m a man and I voted Yes, and was appalled/amazed at the number of No responses.

Would be interesting to find what percentage of the No voters were women.
 
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Edmundus1581 said:
I’m a man and I voted Yes, and was appalled/amazed at the number of No responses.

Would be interesting to find what percentage of the No voters were women.
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I voted no, because the MeToo movement isn’t so much about kick starting legal action as it is about bringing awareness to the unforgivable number of women (and men) who have experienced sexual abuse/harassment. The fact that some people still insist on ignoring/minimizing the problem of rape in favor of whining about false accusations is extremely telling. They would rather believe that people who say “me too” are lying than admit that some men are abusers, or examine ways in which they might have potentially contributed to such abuse.
 
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Edmundus1581 said:
I’m a man and I voted Yes, and was appalled/amazed at the number of No responses.

Would be interesting to find what percentage of the No voters were women.
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Also, remember that a not-insignificant number of CAF users are themselves survivors of sexual violence. Think of the message they’re being sent when they see other posters insist that the issue of false accusations is equal to (or greater than) that of sexual abuse.
 
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Edmundus1581:
I’m a man and I voted Yes, and was appalled/amazed at the number of No responses.

Would be interesting to find what percentage of the No voters were women.
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Also, remember that a not-insignificant number of CAF users are themselves survivors of sexual violence. Think of the message they’re being sent when they see other posters insist that the issue of false accusations is equal to (or greater than) that of sexual abuse.
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It was just a vote. I voted Yes, and echoed someone else’s question about the people who voted, with the roles reversed.
 
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Does anyone know whether #metoo includes an unsolicited attempt to kiss, with the appropriate body movement, which was rejected? If so, then I am a perpetrator, and the lady a “victim”.
 
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