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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Here's part of an editorial from al.com

[quote]Our view: Roy Moore grossly unfit for office
Roy Moore simply cannot be a U.S. Senator. Even if his party and many of its adherents still think it possible, it is unthinkable --  for his state, and his country.

Last week, four women described Moore's unseemly taste for dating high school girls when he was a single man in his 30s. Another described what can only be seen as a sexual assault on her when she was 14. In a radio interview last week, Moore himself suggested that he may have dated teenage women during his 30s, though he vehemently denied the claims made by these women.

Today, even as those women face disgusting attacks on their motives and credibility, a fifth brave Alabama woman stepped forward and described how when she was 16, Moore violently sexually assaulted her in his car. She said she felt it to be an attempted rape, and that it ended with her bruised from either falling from or being pushed from the car, with Moore warning her he was a powerful man and that no one would believe her if she told anyone.

[b][i][u]The seriousness of these incidents cannot be overstated. They should not be parsed with talk of statutes of limitations or whether proof exists. Proof beyond a reasonable doubt is a consideration for the courtroom, not the ballot box. When choosing our representative before the rest of the world, character matters.[/b][/i][/u]

Nor should these women's statements be diminished because the incidents are decades old. If readers objectively look at the reality of life for sex assault victims - at the public doubt and vitriol they face - they'll understand why girls and women do not come forward readily, or early.

And sadly, the reactions of many over the past several days support modern understanding of women's reluctance to voice these things. They stayed quiet while Moore ascended in local and state politics, but they have spoken out as he seems on the verge of attaining national office. For that, Alabama and America owe them respect and appreciation.

We believe these women.

[b]As a news organization, we have independently investigated as many of these claims as possible and have found no reason to doubt the accounts outlined in the Washington Post. If anything, the stories we've heard in Etowah County have only further corroborated them. [/b]

In our view, Moore has already revealed himself as grossly unfit to be a U.S. Senator before these revelations.
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I'm so glad this is coming from an Alabama-based paper. The claim that this whole thing is just ginned up by a bunch of outsiders has some traction in Alabama, even if it has no merit.[/quote]

Finally, an adult voice of reason from Alabama.[/quote]

There's hundreds of comments on al.com for each new development and they're interesting to read. There's definitely a bunch of "fake news" crazies, but also a lot of people who are just disgusted with the thought of having a child molester elect them.[/quote]

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