Then why doubt this woman's story?
I do believe that it is not conducive to honest debate to insult and mischaracterize speakers who do not feel that they have enough evidence to come to conclusions.
Let's go back to what Age of Reason said in post 17:
If she didn’t abort the rapist’s kid, then it wasn’t rape.
How is that a "mischaracterization" and how is it not a conclusion?
I work in a field where we must deal in provable facts;
Okay, let's assume that a woman is cheating on her spouse, why have a rape kit done one month BEFORE discovering she was a month pregnant?
One person’s story, no matter how emotionally compelling, is just that: one person’s story. It may or may not be entirely true.
Again, can you give a single reason why a woman would cheat on her husband, have a rape kid done and then GO PUBLIC with the story? Call me skeptical but that scenario carries a lot of risk and no benefit.
I will ask again, do you believe that the pro-life movement is somehow so unscrupulous that they would fabricate a story about a baby conceived in rape? A simple YES or NO will suffice.
The going public with the story is for me the kicker. No way someone who made up a rape to cover for an extramarital dalliance would go public with the (fake) story. To suggest that is pure...well I don’t know what it would be really but fanciful comes to mind.
Also, she apparently involved the entire cruise ship’s staff in on the hoax? Telling every single one that she was raped and not simply carrying the product of an affair?
It boggles the mind to believe that. As the late Casey Kasum used to say, “Ponderous man, ponderous”.
Stories are a dime a dozen. Need corroborating evidence.
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You quoted: “If she didn't’t abort the rapist’s kid, then it wasn't’t rape.”
You asked: “How is that a “mischaracterization” and how is it not a conclusion?”
Not my statement. I have no idea what the author meant.
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You referenced the rape kit. No proof of anything here. Purely a “she said.”
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Sorry, but I respectfully submit that a simple yes or no will not suffice here. I just don't have enough information to go on. Great story, but lots of questions in my mind about the authenticity. Like the Rolling Stone and UVA rape stories, this made a good read, but I wouldn't bet the farm on it.