[vkou]

He was dancing on a tightrope. Whether or not his statements were taken out of context requires a mind-reader to intuit what exactly he, uh, meant by them.

It's not an interesting defense, and given his prior statements on the subject of statutory rape, I'm having a hard time taking it seriously.

[michaelmrose]

His statement was perfectly comprehensible no mind reading required you are just muddying the waters.

[happytoexplain]

Surely this means you are either unaware of the many people who took his meaning differently, or you believe they somehow don't count?

[catslam72]

I believe they were misled by the numerous reports by leading news sites who claimed he described the victims as willing in their headlines.

[michaelmrose]

People who actually read the thread and took it differently have poor reading comprehension its all perfectly clear.