Hello Gerhard,

>LL>And do be honest, as this is the type of question no woman can
>LL>lie about.
>
>Lying requires knowledge about the truth. But something that happened 36
> years ago? If you ask people who just witnessed a car accident, they don't
> even remember the color of the vehicles just ten minutes later. And of
> course, she could lie about it. Maybe she agreed to having sex, but she got
> pregnant at the age of 15 and the only way of getting an abortion was to
> pretend she got raped?

During her testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, Dr. Ford
explained (in answer to Sen. Diane Feinstein) that in cases such as
sexual assault, the "trauma-related experience is locked" for the
brain, whereas "other details kind of drift."

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford is a clinical psychologist and a university
professor, having two Masters degrees and on PhD.  She does know what
she is talking about, and has several certificates to prove it.

The "mistaken identity" theory was first brought up by Kavanaugh
supporter Ed Whelan, a former clerk for the late Justice Antonin
Scalia who now serves as president of the Ethics and Public Policy
Center.  He put forth his outlandish idea in a series of tweets,
which sparked an immense backlash online.

Here is one of Whelan's tweets, showing that this was clearly a
hit job, most likely orchestrated by President Trump himself.
In this tweet, Whelan insinuates that one of his former classmates
may have been the guy who done it rather than Kavanaugh, with
his intended target confusing his former classmate for Kavanaugh -

"To be clear, I have no idea what, if anything did or did not
happen in that bedroom at the top of the stairs, and I therefore
do not state, imply or [Kavanaugh's classmate] or anyone else
committed the sexual assault that Ford alleges." ~Ed Whelan

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford answered Ed Whelan's tweets in a
statement, as reported by the Washinton Post -

"There is zero chance that I would confuse them." ~Dr. Ford

During her testimony to the Senate Judiciary Committee, after
being asked by Sen. Dick Durban how sure she was her assailant
was Kavanaugh, this was her answer -

"100 percent." ~Dr. Christine Blasey Ford

This whole of attack on the credibility of Dr. Ford was planned
and orchestrated.  Here is part of what Wikipedia had to say about
the "mistaken identity" theory -

The SODDI Defense ("Some Other Dude Did It" or "Some Other Dude Done
It") is often used when there is no question that a crime occurred,
such as in murder or assault cases, where the defendant is not
asserting self-defense. The SODDI defense in a murder, rape or assault
case is often accompanied by a mistaken identity defense and/or an
alibi defense. Another common scenario where the SODDI defense is
available is where the police find contraband in a car or residence
containing multiple people. In this scenario, each person present
could assert that one of the other people possessed the contraband.

The defense does carry a risk: It may be legal in some jurisdictions
to falsely assert ones innocence while it is illegal to falsely blame
another person for the crime.

In Holmes v. South Carolina, 547 U.S. 319, 126 S. Ct. 1727, 1731,
164 L. Ed. 2d 503 (2006), the Supreme Court held that a South Carolina
statute that prohibited putting on a SODDI defense when the state's
case was "strong" violated the Sixth Amendment right to put on a
defense.[3]

Another example of SODDI defense was the case of Lewis "Scooter" Libby,
who was indicted for obstructing justice and making false statements
to a government agent and a grand jury.[4]

One variation of the SODDI defense is the Trojan horse defense in
cybercrime cases. The main argument is that a virus or malware is
responsible for the defendant's actions.[5][6]

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mistaken_Identity

>LL>Are you going to forget who did this to you?
>
>Yes, that happens.

The "trauma-related experience is locked." Not just according
to Dr. Ford, who is a clinical pyschologist by profession, but
also by every psychologist worth his/her salt.

Other details "kind of drift", as such details are minor when
compared to the "trauma-related experience" the individual had.

>The brain is loosing details over time and making up plausible theories of
> what happened and you don't realize this process.

Dr. Ford said she is "100 percent" sure it was Kavanaugh who
sexually assaulted her.  Absolutely no doubt.

There is no other "plausible theory".  Either Kavanaugh did
what she claimes, or he did not.

She says she is "100 percent" sure.
Kavanaugh says he didn't do it.

One of them is lying.

Dr. Christine Blasey Ford knows who is lying.
Justice Brett Kavanaugh knows who is lying.
At least one other student who was at the party knows who is lying.

I'll bet you a dollar to a donut President Donald J. Trump knows
who is lying.  I'll also bet you another dollar to a donut he will
never tell you the truth as to who is lying.

>Get ten witnesses from a car crash and ask them what color the car had, most
> of them will be absolutely certain to remember it, but you're lucky if two
> of them name the same color.

If I had ten witnesses from a car crash and every single one of them
told the same exact story, getting all the details correct, I would
believe they are all in on a conspiracy to help exonerate the guilty
party who caused the accident.

How could every single Republican believe Kavanaugh's story,
knowing Dr. Ford told the truth during her testimony to the Senate
Judiciary Committee?  Remember, one of them was lying.  And we all
know who.

>LL>The FBI did not interview the assailant.
>LL>The FBI did not inverview the victim.
>LL>Why not?

>Because it doesn't make any sense to ask anyone about a party in 1982.

Sexual assault is a criminal offense.

The US has a president who is a self-admitted sexual predator,
having nominated a rapist to be on the highest court in the land.
Although he was never charged or convicted, he is still a rapist.
This is what we call "justice for all" ...

>They might not even have had any memory of it the next day.

The "trauma-related experience is locked" in the brain, forgotten
only when the person leaves this earth for what lies beyond.

>Isn't there a statue of limitation to not waste time on prosecuting stuff
> from the last millenium?

The Senate Judiciary Committee is not a criminal court.  As such,
it was not holding criminal proceedings.  That means Brett Kavanaugh
was free to tell the committee whatever lies he wanted, without ever
having to worry about being charged with perjury.

Dr. Ford took a lie detector test.  She passed.  The results
were not allowed to be entered into the record by the Senate
Judiciary Committee.

Brett Kavanaugh refused to take a lie detector test.  No reason
for the Senate Judiciary Committee to ask for results that were
non-existent.

Had the FBI chosen to interview Brett Kavanaugh, any and all
lies could have been used as evidence against him.  President
Trump made sure the FBI did not interview Brett Kavanaugh.

Had the FBi chosen to interview Dr. Christine Blasey Ford,
the FBI would have had to report her answers, and would be
used as evidence.

President Trump limited the FBI, in order to get the results
he wanted.  IOW, the FBI supplemental was a whitewash.  The
Senate Judiciary Committee a kangaroo court.  The US Senate,
controlled by Republicans, feckless and nothing more than
a rubber stamp for President Trump.

The US is a one-party state, with no checks and balances.
Republicans control the White House, both houses of Congress,
and the Supreme Court.  Where is the check?

--Lee

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