Believe all women. We’re hearing it now with Brett Kavanaugh and we’ve heard it before. Some women want you to think that, to be an “ally,” to be anti-rape, you have to think that every accusation is true, no questions asked. They want you to forget due process, to forget “innocent until proven guilty,” lock ’em up and throw away the key, and women need to demand better.

When the #MeToo movement started picking up steam, some of the accusations got a little thin. People didn’t really seem to care.

https://twitter.com/AudreyEwell/status/1020399768613400576

I don't really care if Kavanaugh is innocent or now, as long as there isn't another traitorous conservative on the Supreme Court. Although it would be hilarious to throw an "innocent conservative" in prison lol, I wouldn't mind it at all ¯_(ツ)_/¯

— jiheishoistic (@hello_kero) September 30, 2018

With Betsy DeVos at the helm, The United States Education Department has begun overhauling Title IX. In other words, they came up with new rules as to how colleges would deal with sexual assault allegations. The new parameters would include cross-examination and the presumption of innocence, rather than allowing lives to be ruined over false accusations. This protects the accused from false allegations, and protects victims, because false accusations do nothing but harm those who have truly been assaulted. We should all want a fair justice system. But some don’t some just want men to be punished. Some want an accusation to be enough.

When those changes were made, many were livid. It was as though Secretary of Education Betsy DeVos had personally legalized rape on campus. Like this cornerstone of our judicial system was somehow an affront to victims of sexual assault that nefarious Republicans trotted out to benefit rapists.

Betsy DeVos, WTF is wrong with you?
Betsy DeVos is preparing new policies on campus sexual misconduct that would bolster the rights of students accused of assault, harassment or rape, lessen liability for institutions of higher education#WednesdayWisdomhttps://t.co/j6CmRwOpUa

— Holly Figueroa O'Reilly (@AynRandPaulRyan) August 29, 2018

Betsy DeVos is turning back the clock on campus rape. #SupportSurvivors and #StopBetsy at our vigil on Oct 4: https://t.co/DVOoK7x8m4 pic.twitter.com/TYQZmL4PQx

— It's On Us (@ItsOnUs) October 1, 2017

Betsy DeVos and the Trump Admin chose to tip the scales in favor of rapists and perpetrators," Says Goup End Rape https://t.co/cFvwD0gONO

— Essenviews – Demand The Truth (@essenviews) September 23, 2017

Betsy DeVos just undid one of Obama’s most significant efforts to stop campus rape https://t.co/EV7Xrl488O pic.twitter.com/KJ2npuNjV5

— Mother Jones (@MotherJones) September 23, 2017

Yes, due process is the same as supporting rape, right? Apparently, according to some. Let’s move forward a couple of months. Judge Brett Kavanaugh was appointed to the Supreme Court. All seemed well and good until an accusation of sexual assault. The problem is that the accusation had nothing to support it. No corroboration of any kind. It would never hold up in a court of law. Then again, many people said “it’s not a trial, it’s a job interview.” Good thing it’s also pretty darn illegal to can an applicant based on an accusation, too. It’s a feature of the freedom in this country, not a bug in the system, that a person cannot simply make an accusation and derail a person’s life. So, no, a human resources person can’t just say “hey, I heard you did a horrific thing in high school” and not hire a person. Let’s see what the feminists have to say about that.

I don't really care if Kavanaugh is innocent or now, as long as there isn't another traitorous conservative on the Supreme Court. Although it would be hilarious to throw an "innocent conservative" in prison lol, I wouldn't mind it at all ¯_(ツ)_/¯

— jiheishoistic (@hello_kero) September 30, 2018

100s of vigils tonight. Minot, ND, Portland ME, Anchorage, Charleston WV, more, on 48 hours notice – along with huge wave of grassroots calls. This movement is electric; we will prevail – and for damn sure we'll march to the polls. (Photos via @NARAL) #StopKavanaugh #believewomen pic.twitter.com/OkfVcqGYOc

— Anna Galland (@annagalland) October 4, 2018

Why should we believe all women? There’s nothing about being a woman that makes us inherently unable to lie. There’s nothing about being a man that makes them inherently evil. An innocent man being imprisoned does not make life better for victims of sexual violence, it simply makes life worse for the innocent.

Women should be better. It wasn’t that long ago that we were burned as witches on little more than accusations. Some seem to want revenge for past injustices more than they want present justice or equality. We should be better. We should want equality, we should strive for justice. For all. We should demand fair and equal treatment. For all. We should not accept anything less than due process. Ever.