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#MeToo and Truth

1. The "this" when they say "this could ruin his life" is an accusation.  This "it" when you say "without acknowledging it already ruined hers" is an attempted rape.  The two are not equivalent, therefore we have to temper the assumptions of both sides by examining a hypothetical under both conditions of possible truth values: If the accusation is true, most would say his life deserved to be ruined.  If the accusation is false hers was not already ruined, but deserves to be now. 2. The age of the perpetrator and victim rightly speak to both maturity level (which provides some context for why both were drinking, why both might not have the awareness to avoid a compromising situation, and why one might have impulse control issues compounded by alcohol) and level of accountability (we have special courts to determine guilt and sentencing for minors for this very purpose) but not to severity of crime or emotional impact of the events.  No one sho