Working in the justice system I‘ve had a front row seat to a lot of injustices - both to victims and offenders (and offenders who shouldn‘t be offenders), so I‘m always hesitant to weigh in at the first information. If you haven‘t read the full article, do but know it‘s graphic. He isn‘t disputing the events happened just consent. There‘s enough smoke that I feel confident the fire was real for a long time and a lot of people knew. Beyond sad.
Hooked_on_books I read a long form article back when the initial accuser came forward and he appeared to exhibit a clear pattern of behavior, so I‘m not surprised. This kind of behavioral pattern doesn‘t happen in a vacuum. The more we move to value women and stop socializing boys to believe they can do whatever they want, the better this will get (though, of course, women can be abusers, too). 1w
BethM @Hooked_on_books I agree. I can‘t fix the damage done by our parents to my generation of men but I can sure as hell make sure my son is a better version. 1w
Hooked_on_books We need more women like you making that commitment. We all know wonderful men who would not do these things, proof that it is possible! 1w
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DaveGreen7777 This is beyond disgusting and disappointing! 🤮 For years I thought Neil was one of the good ones, only to find out he was just really good at hiding what he really was through his public persona. ☹️ 1w
AmyG Exactly @BethM ….my son and DIL said the same thing. This man is a predator. I was horrified by the article. And I was sadly disappointed by Amanda Palmer. 😢 (edited) 1w
Darklunarose This is highly disappointing, but we shouldn‘t be shocked.makes you wonder how many more predators are hiding in plain sight. 1w
Soubhiville I started to read the Rolling Stone article released today and had to stop, it‘s too disturbing. I‘m so disappointed that someone so trusted had this lurking behind the scenes. 1w
5feet.of.fury The Vulture article is ROUGH. I agree @Hooked_on_books pattern of behavior.. not just in what they are alleging but how the interactions came about… complete power imbalance. Yuck. 1w
BethM @AmyG I have never heard of her, but the complicity is not surprising. 100% guarantee she‘s been his victim too, and is working to prevent losing access to their son. Prior to this who would‘ve believed her? So easy to take that kid from her then. And honestly- this is pretty typical behavior from the family of sex offenders (which is what he is), but I wish it wasn‘t. 1w
BethM @Darklunarose a lot is the answer. 1w
BethM @Soubhiville @5feet.of.fury what is the most disappointing is the ease with which he felt protected. People knew. They had to have. It‘s sort of like the diddy thing- there are many others involved in the cover up. I‘d put money on it. I wish the behavior itself floored me but honestly I‘ve been exposed to too much over my career for this to even hit the halfway terrible mark. But the dichotomy of the public/personal persona is next level. 👇 1w
BethM I‘ve worked with less than 5 sociopaths in my time, it‘s not as common as you would think, but I think he would probably fit the bill. 1w
Darklunarose @BethM yep. A heck of a lot out there. 1w
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