But more to the point, I wouldn't want my daughter tried by him or have his decision rule her, any more than I would want her in his classroom. What is your non-mob mentality? — unenlightened
If Kavanaugh was a schoolteacher, I would expect him to be suspended, and if he wasn't, my children would not go to that school. But you are happy to send your children to his court? — unenlightened
I guess we ought reverse all laws excluding the consideration of juvenile history in adult court. — Hanover
I'd have no problem trusting my kids when young with him. Regardless, the guilty "if I would harbor concerns with them tending my daughter" standard is an irrational standard. It justifies finding guilt based upon hunches and feelings of creepiness. — Hanover
Do you propose delving into the ancient past of every school teacher to arm up every parent who might one say have a run in with the teacher? — Hanover
My post didn't actually say that. I said I'd allow him to be a schoolteacher even if he did it.
But others here opposed to him have said they'd have allowed him to be a Justice even if he did it, but were only opposed because he lied. — Hanover
The proposition that childhood behaviour is relevant to the judgement of an adult's character in no way implies that juvenile behaviour ought to be considered as relevant to an adult on trial for one's actions. The adult goes to court on trial for one's adult actions not for one's character. — Metaphysician Undercover
Yes. Every person in a position of trust with a vulnerable person should have a background check, and every such person credibly accused of a sexual crime at any time should be suspended until thoroughly investigated. — unenlightened
I was asking what you believe.don't think he did it, if by "think" you mean there's sufficient proof he did it. — Hanover
Would you just stop? — frank
What questions do you propose be on the local Sunday school teacher's application? Should it ask detailed questions about juvenile acts 35 years prior, even if there were never an accusation of it? — Hanover
But others here opposed to him have said they'd have allowed him to be a Justice even if he did it, but were only opposed because he lied. — Hanover
And why this double standard? — Hanover
why block our courts from considering that in criminal matters. — Hanover
Let's have some process to ferret out evil and mark the demons among us so that we're not subjected to these people. I was hoping our criminal justice system would do that, but it's apparently ineffective for that purpose. — Hanover
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