It’s always interesting ready convoluted reasoning by therapists. While this article touches on some realities it pushes aside one of the obvious explanations. That is that the accusations we totally and intentionally made. I personally believe that is the case here as it was in all the other examples the author pointed out. There was motive and many, including Duke have in the end ignored the truth.
HalSeptember 14, 2022
What a wonderful, thought-provoking article! Prior to my reading this article, I have harbored some very unkind thoughts toward those who initiated and perpetuate false accusations. I am beginning to see now that their actions may have been based on some very real prior injuries. I will likely continue to stand up for myself when I feel I'm being attacked, but I will try to do so in a way that takes into consideration what the other person may be feeling.
John PetersenSeptember 14, 2022
Excellent article Jeff! From the beginning of this incident I thought both sides were too quick to rush to judgment, but the BYU response was what our society demands now. I feel bad for the poor guy wrongly accused. I hope they offer him season tickets as reparations. I especially liked your explanation that Rachel really believes she heard what she said. And I know from personal experience that people can hear what was never said. People hear what they want to hear.
Boanerges RubalcavaSeptember 14, 2022
Very good article, for helping us as individuals. However, for us as a nation, it does not help, since as we can see from ms. Richardson, she as well as many people in this country are constantly bombarded by what the author is telling us: "we are all racists" not only that, I believe the worst is that because society trying to repair one evil (racism) creates even more and more damaging situations. For instance since we want "diversity" they now have most if not all the public environment (films, commercial, press, tv, etc) full of the "past oppressed" and none of the "past oppressors", and this is the "diversity" they the "saviors" of those maligned in the past, has given us: the rest of the nation. From this comes the "lynching" of the police man who put his knee in the neck of the "oppressed" who was intoxicated with 3 (or maybe more) lethal doses of a toxic substance that causes his death (according with the initial forensic reports), and this independently of the (for sure) police brutality shown by the police man. This is al over the nation, "diversity" or that matter "racism or anti-racism" is rampant and therefore, more and more, lack of love is shown everywhere. This is sad, very sad.
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Steve GattenSeptember 23, 2022
It’s always interesting ready convoluted reasoning by therapists. While this article touches on some realities it pushes aside one of the obvious explanations. That is that the accusations we totally and intentionally made. I personally believe that is the case here as it was in all the other examples the author pointed out. There was motive and many, including Duke have in the end ignored the truth.
HalSeptember 14, 2022
What a wonderful, thought-provoking article! Prior to my reading this article, I have harbored some very unkind thoughts toward those who initiated and perpetuate false accusations. I am beginning to see now that their actions may have been based on some very real prior injuries. I will likely continue to stand up for myself when I feel I'm being attacked, but I will try to do so in a way that takes into consideration what the other person may be feeling.
John PetersenSeptember 14, 2022
Excellent article Jeff! From the beginning of this incident I thought both sides were too quick to rush to judgment, but the BYU response was what our society demands now. I feel bad for the poor guy wrongly accused. I hope they offer him season tickets as reparations. I especially liked your explanation that Rachel really believes she heard what she said. And I know from personal experience that people can hear what was never said. People hear what they want to hear.
Boanerges RubalcavaSeptember 14, 2022
Very good article, for helping us as individuals. However, for us as a nation, it does not help, since as we can see from ms. Richardson, she as well as many people in this country are constantly bombarded by what the author is telling us: "we are all racists" not only that, I believe the worst is that because society trying to repair one evil (racism) creates even more and more damaging situations. For instance since we want "diversity" they now have most if not all the public environment (films, commercial, press, tv, etc) full of the "past oppressed" and none of the "past oppressors", and this is the "diversity" they the "saviors" of those maligned in the past, has given us: the rest of the nation. From this comes the "lynching" of the police man who put his knee in the neck of the "oppressed" who was intoxicated with 3 (or maybe more) lethal doses of a toxic substance that causes his death (according with the initial forensic reports), and this independently of the (for sure) police brutality shown by the police man. This is al over the nation, "diversity" or that matter "racism or anti-racism" is rampant and therefore, more and more, lack of love is shown everywhere. This is sad, very sad.
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