Law Professor Gives Unpopular Opinion on Kavanaugh; Now the Left Is Losing Its Mind
To this neutral observer, the only real fault that Supreme Court nominee Brett Kavanaugh seems to have to his detractors is the fact that he was appointed by President Donald Trump and not former President Barack Obama.
Now of course, if the allegations of a high school sexual assault turn out to be true, then there certainly are some concerns about Kavanaugh.
At this point in time, however, those allegations are nothing more than just that. To condemn the man for allegations before due process is antithetical to what America’s legal system was founded on.
That being said, an interesting thing happened on social media when an anti-Kavanaugh law professor, Rosa Brooks, spoke up about the entire situation.
https://twitter.com/brooks_rosa/status/1041482381625122816
Tweet 2 of a bunch: Yes, even if his behavior as a teen included doing exactly what Ford says he did. This is because…
— Rosa Brooks (@brooks_rosa) September 17, 2018
Tweet 3 of a bunch: …I don’t think teen behavior is predictive of adult behavior, and I am also skeptical of the very idea of “character” as we use the term in American politics. And….
— Rosa Brooks (@brooks_rosa) September 17, 2018
Tweet 4 of a bunch: … there is a ton of solid research on the general idiocy of teenagers, especially teenaged boys, and the neuroscience that explains their general idiocy….
— Rosa Brooks (@brooks_rosa) September 17, 2018
Tweet 5 of a bunch: as a lawyer I also think there are sound reasons behind statutes of limitations. After 35 years it is nearly impossible to conduct a full or fair investigation.
— Rosa Brooks (@brooks_rosa) September 17, 2018
Tweet 6 of a bunch: This does not mean I consider sexual assault “excusable” or “minor.” It just means that I think the bad behavior of minors should be treated differently than the behavior of adults, and that adults should not be shadowed forever by misdeeds as children.
— Rosa Brooks (@brooks_rosa) September 17, 2018
Tweet 7 of a bunch: Kavanaugh’s accuser nonetheless deserves to be treated with dignity and consideration; belittling her or her motives should be considered unacceptable.
— Rosa Brooks (@brooks_rosa) September 17, 2018
There are several more tweets, but I felt compelled to include the most important ones.
Brooks, who teaches at Georgetown, began her Twitter screed with, “I opposed Kavanaugh’s nomination,” so she is obviously not schilling for the man.
“I don’t think teen behavior is predictive of adult behavior, and I am also skeptical of the very idea of ‘character’ as we use the term in American politics,” Brooks wrote.
But it’s not just her feelings about predicting adult behavior. Even legally, Brooks seems to doubt what good, if any, can come of these allegations against Kavanaugh.
“(As) a lawyer I also think there are sound reasons behind statutes of limitations. After 35 years it is nearly impossible to conduct a full or fair investigation,” she wrote.
Brooks’ points about how sexual assault isn’t “minor” and should still be condemned as well as respecting the accuser with “dignity and consideration” also ring true.
In other words, unlike far too many anti-Kavanaugh detractors out there, Brooks actually posits a well-rounded, fair and thoughtful examination of the sexual assault allegations.
Unsurprisingly, “fair and thoughtful” didn’t go over well with Kavanaugh’s most ardent critics.
Apparently denying the assault, as Kavanaugh has done, is an admission of guilt.
His categorical denial gives away his guilt. To claim he never met her or an incident never happened is simply not credible, and he is now exposed to perjury.
— Blank Slate (@blankslate2017) September 17, 2018
Another Twitter user had the amazingly dangerous notion that women never lie.
I should have said if he is lying. However, I believe the victim. Women rarely lie about assault. Especially women with so much to lose.
If he did this and he is lying then that fully goes to his character now.
— PJamma (@mspammajamma) September 17, 2018
Perhaps the most unhinged response to Brooks’ comments came from someone who claimed that real “character” would’ve involved Kavanaugh admitting to the sexual assault even if he hadn’t done it. Huh?
It’s a sad state of American discourse when someone can come out with a well-thought argument defending the character of someone she’s literally opposed to and it triggers such deranged responses.
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