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I was on other pages where posters were enthused at all the outings of sexual predators. This among powerful white men. Mind you I'm always gleefully entertained when our owners get caught with their cocks out. However some of this is shaping up to be another lynch mob. Folks loves to drag out the guilty, and have their way with them.

Everybody likes this,...all colors classes orientations all of us.

So maybe we should step back, and see what's happening. Sexual panics, hysterias always happen in times of political cultural stress. The abuse of woman is wide spread. This current chaos we're in has forced it's acknowledgement. Just as if you remember the trauma of 9/11 forced child abuse into focus. Panic fear chaos for reasons I don't understand...at least in this country brings out of hidden sins.

However some few charged in the past now or in the future may be innocent. However in the rush of emotions in these waves of outings. Some will suffer prison or have their reputations being destroyed. This by being lumped with the guilty. This happened in the child abuse outing period. Some innocent priests though later cleared committed suicide. Other charged innocent persons took many years in clearing their names.

This will happen again I think.

I mention this not to speak against the revelations of crimes committed against women or children. Just to point out the cost to those wrongly accused with loose evidence in a period of hysteria. If we are progressive, and thoughtful we need to have this somewhere in our minds.

Otherwise it's not justice we want, but the thrill of a witch burning.

We'll be just another lynch mob.