Labour candidate victim of politically motivated rape.

"Without wishing to detract from the heinous crime of rape" - immediately detracts from the crime of rape.

I wonder why she didn't report it with people like you who immediately disbelieve any rape victims coming forward existing 🤔 🤔 🤔

I think the issue Andrew wanted to discuss was the motivation for coming forward now, like this, rather than asking "Is rape bad?".

A former NFL player allegedly created a fake hate crime at his Georgia business in which he claimed burglars spray painted racial slurs, swastikas and "MAGA" at his bakery.

"Without wishing to detract from the heinous crime of rape" - immediately detracts from the crime of rape.

I wonder why she didn't report it with people like you who immediately disbelieve any rape victims coming forward existing 🤔 🤔 🤔

This allegation was made after a Labour activist was attacked by far right thugs. Most people have assumed that the alleged rapist was a political opponent. That seems implausible. Ms Owen claims to be the victim of a spiked drink. Inevitably that involves a pick up.

If the alleged attack was by a political opponent, how did the assailant get into position to make the pick up? “Come up and see my etchings. They are of the Wafen SS Death’s Head Division marching through the Soviet Union” seems unlikely to attract most left wing women.

It thus must involve some deception about the assailant’s character but the evidence of that deception (for which there would be a digital footprint) would corroborate her allegation of rape. The risk of not being believed if she went to the police would be minimised.

A political rival rather than an opponent seems far more likely to be able to get into a position to take advantage of her through a spiked drink. “Let’s go for a drink and I will show you that I am right about Composite Motion 4.” There would be no inconsistent paper trail. It would be, like so many rape cases, his word against hers and a refusal to prosecute seems more understandable.

And there's the point.
Just like her allegation (from what has been presented) Owen Jones said nothing was said or shouted as they beat him and his chums up. He claimed they were far right thugs with no evidence, not even a word or slur while giving them a kicking.
Weeks later you are posting this, and I'm not blaming you because if something gets reposted and repeated often enough it becomes a fact in the world of social media.
Several weeks from now people will be posting about the his girls alleged attack as though it had a- been proven to have happened and b- was proven to have been politically motivated.

And there's the point.
Just like her allegation (from what has been presented) Owen Jones said nothing was said or shouted as they beat him and his chums up. He claimed they were far right thugs with no evidence, not even a word or slur while giving them a kicking.
Weeks later you are posting this, and I'm not blaming you because if something gets reposted and repeated often enough it becomes a fact in the world of social media.
Several weeks from now people will be posting about the his girls alleged attack as though it had a- been proven to have happened and b- was proven to have been politically motivated.

So just as Jones gave no evidence to back up his claim of it being far right attackers Owens gives no evidence to show the alleged rape was politically motivated.