Poplar Meadow (Poplars near Argenteuil) - 1875 https://botfrens.com/collections/41/contents/3109853

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system was brutal and inclined to protect and believe rapists and put victims on trial. A whole system was premised on the idea that adult men were more reliable, trustworthy, etc. The idea that children were lying fantasists was widespread.

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feminism had not yet succeeded in making the prevalence of this kind of sexual violence recognized, the dregs of the sexual revolution tended to wink at this stuff (maybe less in Ohio), and the legal system didn't know how to evaluate testimony from kids. Even for adult rape victims, the legal....

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Here's a thing about the Epstein Family Values party and this situation: for a child case to be pursued in 1978 the evidence had to be compelling. A lot of child abuse was going on. A lot of people weren't listening to the children because...

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You know what pissed me off about the Ramaswamy ad beyond the obvious grotesqueries? There’s no EVIDENCE disputing Acton’s life story. There are court proceedings backing up her story. And all Ramaswamy’s got is the (accused) mother saying “nu uh” and somehow that’s enough? FOR THE REPUBLICAN PARTY

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