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Annie Altman accuses Sam Altman for rape as a kid (www.reuters.com)
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Annie Altman accused her brother of sexually abusing and raping her between 1997 and 2006 at the family home in suburban Clayton, Missouri, starting when she was three and he ​was 12. She said the "last acts of sexual abuse and rape" occurred ​when Sam Altman was an adult. He is now 40.

They always go for the kids dont they. I dont know how credible this Annie Altman is, the family says she is mentally ill. But they would say that, wouldnt they.

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[–] 6 points 4 months ago (5 children)

So because you think she can’t remember being raped as a child, you’re dismissing the whole thing? What age are you accepting rape-memories from? Because the rape allegedly continued well into her teens. I think she’s allowed to remember that.

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  • [–] -5 points 4 months ago (4 children)

    Strawman much?
    Around 5.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (3 children)

    How is this a strawman argument?

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

    Because I'm not dismissing the whole thing. That notion is being conjured and argued against (a strawman argument). I specifically said he should be investigated and prosecuted. It's the pre-5yo part that weakens the case and should be dropped, and we shouldn't pussyfoot around that if we want a solid case (a judicial one and in the court of public opinion).

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  • [–] 2 points 4 months ago (1 child)

    I agree with your reasoning. Personally I would describe it as being a weak case rather than a strawman which usually involves misrepresentation.

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  • [–] 3 points 4 months ago

    The strawman is the person I replied to arguing against dismissing the entire case based on the claim of three-year-olds having useful memories. And rudely, I might add. I never said that the entire case should be dismissed. They made that up. That was the strawman.

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